NI artists rage against the AI machine as part of The Old Town Project

Forget all about recent releases from the likes of Queens Of The Stone and Kings Of Leon. This week, there’s only one record you simply must check out – and that’s The Old Town Project Vol. 1.

Masterminded by Cormac Neeson and award-winning super group California Irish in response to the growing menace of AI-generated music, the initiative began with a simple challenge: write an entirely original song called ‘The Old Town.’

The project has since snowballed and attracted an impressive array of NI tunesmiths from different genres.

Their first album features ten artists and highlights include indie up-and-comer Aqua Tofana’s Mazzy Star and country-spiced track, metallers Microtonal’s neck-bothering offering, and California Irish’s beautiful, waltzing ballad.

Recorded at Rathfriland’s world-renowned Analogue Catalogue studios, The Old Town Project Vol. 1 is a magical musical mystery tour full of heart and hope.

Cormac commented:

“This is a culmination of a summer of resistance on behalf of the creatives of the north against the misuse of AI in the creative industries. It’s also an open invitation to artists everywhere to take up the cause and write their own ‘Old Town.’”

If you’re a musician and fancy going to war against AI alongside Cormac and Co., give them a shout on Instagram.

The Old Town Project Vol. 1 is streaming now: