Waterford singer-songwriter Tadhg Williams has announced his first release in three-years with his new single ‘Nixer’.

Dubbed by Hot Press as “one of Ireland’s most thrilling emerging songwriters”, Williams offers up a fast-paced folk track, rife with catchy hooks and dynamic production.

Lyrically the track is just as strong, casting an eye on the cost of living crisis and its effect on Ireland’s youth in recent years.

 

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“I suppose when you’re trying to support yourself in a city as expensive as Dublin, and you see your friends trying to do the same, you realise why so many people are emigrating again,” notes the singer.

“‘Nixer’ is very much that story - of a city that’s being stripped of its culture and identity in favour of hotels and office blocks, and its people barely being able to afford to live in it anymore.”

The artwork for this track is a photograph taken by Edward O’Farrell, of Chipperfield’s Circus arriving into Waterford over Redmond Bridge in 1956 – and ties in with William’s interest in history, which he cites as a “huge inspiration” for his artistry.

In the three years since his previous release, Williams has been working to develop his stage craft, supporting a variety of acts from Mary Black and The Stunning to Kingfishr and Niamh Regan.