Hot Press are proud to premiere 'Feels So Heavy', the new single from Join Me in the Pines.

The solo moniker for Kildare’s David Geraghty, also known to audiences as a founding member of Bell X1. JMITP is set to release ‘Feels So Heavy’ on 29 February, the latest single from the second album Monomania. ‘Feels So Heavy’, although in the same vein as previous singles, ventures deeper into the world of synth-pop and soulful grooves.

The accompanying video was inspired by a chance viewing of the Irish Film Institute’s archive of Roy Spence’s film Keep Watching the Skies.

"I was attending a documentary film festival as I had scored the music for one of the shorts," Dave explains. "As part of the programme, there was a documentary about Roy and his film work. Upon seeing this, a light-bulb went on in my head. Roy’s pictures and my music could work brilliantly together. So, I edited his twenty-minute film into a narrative that works beautifully with Feels so Heavy.’"

For the past 50 years, Roy Spence has been making and screening a series of remarkable and sometimes eccentric films in his cinema in Comber, Co. Down. The films span many genres from sci-fi, horror to folk-life documentaries shot between 1965 and 1986.

Over the past decade there has been a renewed appreciation of his work and his films are considered to be of national significance. Through a joint initiative set by the British Film Institute, Northern Ireland Screen and the Irish Film Institute, The Roy Spence Collection, a selection of 22 of his films, is now available on the IFI Player at www.ifiplayer.ie.

David is a five-time Choice Music Prize nominated multi-instrumentalist and composer. In recent years, his solo output has caught the ear of film directors, allowing David to turn his talents towards composing for film and TV. His first project, a short film called The Crush, went on to be nominated for an Academy Award. Subsequent projects have won at Athens, Baton Rouge, Galway and Berlinale film festivals.

As a member of Bell X1, David has released seven studio albums to date. In addition, he's released two solo albums under his own name. In 2014, David decided to delineate his solo work by giving it a new name, and so Join Me in the Pines was born. Inherit was JMITP’s first album release in 2014, followed by Monomania last year.

Join Me in the Pines will be performing Live in 2020:
Fri 28 Feb – Other Voices Music Trail – Ballina, SLIGO
Sat 29 Feb – Bloody Mary’s, DUBLIN (Single Launch)
Sat 18 April - Sandinos, Derry
Sat 09 May – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival BELFAST

Take a look at the video for 'Feels So Heavy' below: