Dermot Kennedy releases new single 'Let Me In'

Dermot Kennedy has released a new single, 'Let Me In.'

The Dublin singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news, posting a snippet of the song over a video of a sunset seen from the ocean.

 

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"'Let Me In' is a song about the struggle to find true happiness, and the people and places that have brought me closest to it in my life," shared Kennedy in the post.

"I wrote it on the first day I got to Nashville last summer. I hadn’t written a song in a while, so it felt like I captured something I had been trying to say for a long time. I hope you love this one."

Kennedy's single release comes ahead of the MISNEACH festival, which has been curated by Kennedy himself. MISNEACH is set to take place in Sydney on March 16, and in Boston on March 18 and 19.

Performers in the Sydney festival leg include The Frames, Matt Corby, Kneecap, Meg Mac, Amble, Sorcha Richardson, The Scratch, Susan O'Neill, Fynch, and Cliffords.

The Boston leg will feature The Swell Season, Ye Vagabonds, Nell Mescal, Mick Flannery, Sorcha Richardson, and Florence Road, among others.

Kennedy will perform in both cities.

The Choice Music Prize recipient has been a staple in the Irish music scene since the release of his debut album, 2019's Without Fear, which became the best-selling debut album released this millennium in Ireland.

His second studio album, Sonder (2022), debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Album Charts. His latest EP, I’ve told the trees everything, was released in March of 2024.