Hot For 2022 Irish Acts: Maria Somerville

MARIA SOMERVILLE

The Connemara musician first emerged back in 2013, later signing to 4AD. The Galway act draws on folk forms alongside post-punk, traditional Irish motifs and starry eyed pop, with Somerville’s self-released debut, the ambient 2019 collection All My People, acting as the perfect entry to her world. In 2021, Maria made an appearance on 4AD's 40th anniversary compilation project, Bills & Aches & Blues, covering Air Miami's 'Seabird'.

Hear: Her cover of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Kinky Love’

Watch: The video for 2018 track ‘Eyes Don’t Say It’

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