PREMIERE: Kildare singer-songwriter NÍV returns with hopeful new single 'Home'

Following the release of 'Moonlight' and 'Silly Voices' in 2020, NÍV is back with her first single of the year, 'Home'.

Drawing inspiration from the folk stylings of Damien Rice and Joni Mitchell, as well as the raw roots of Irish trad, ‘Home’, is a tender track penned during the first lockdown – and serves as further evidence of the Kildare artist’s phenomenal songwriting chops.

“This song has ended up meaning quite a lot to me," she says. "It was written during the very first lockdown and so you could say it’s a gateway into my mind and what it was feeling at that time. As a result of the pandemic, I think that people haven’t been able to make it back home to see family and friends. I think as well everyone is missing what life was like before all of this began. Those kinds of feelings are where this song came from. It’s an echo of the warm nostalgic feeling that goes hand in hand with memories of home.”

Since Niamh Murray launched her solo career as NÍV a little over a year ago, she's rapidly established herself as a thrilling new force in Irish music. She sold out her first single launch show in The Workman’s Club in Dublin, coinciding with the release 'Silly Voices' – followed by a lauded performance on the Hot Press Lockdown Sessions in April.

Get an exclusive first listen to NÍV's 'Home' below: