Track Of The Day: Badhands — ‘Wasted’

Dublin native and indie-folk star Badhands has dropped his latest single ‘Wasted’ from his upcoming album Far Away.

‘Wasted’ sees Badhands — AKA Daniel Fitzpatrick — reflect on “a two-year struggle with feelings of isolation and detachment.” The cathartic track features a steady drum beat, gentle acoustic guitar and some ghostly vocal arrangements.

“This song was written in January 2021 and describes the isolation I was experiencing at the time. It explores themes of escapism and detachment as well as disillusionment with a career path that seemed more than ever to be an unsustainable one,” said the singer about the song.

“The downbeat nature of the lyrics, though, are counterbalanced by the upbeat nature of the music, injecting life and some optimism into the song, which adds a bit of lightheartedness to all the self-pity in the lyrics!”

This is the second single taken from the forthcoming album which is slated to drop on April 1st. It follows up the lead single from the record ‘The Wait’ which arrived in October 2021.

Far Away follows his 2018 LP Predictable Boy. The acclaimed project spawned the hit ‘Waves' which received a significant number of streams. In 2020 he released Oceans — a five-track EP about the five oceans.

Daniel Fitzpatrick has gained a reputation for himself as an award-winning composer for his scores featured in wildlife documentaries. He has worked with RTÉ, the BBC and PBS.

In 2019 his score for Wild Cuba won an award at the Jackson Wild Film Festival in the U.S and won Best Score at the 2021 Green Screen Wildlife Festival in Germany.

Listen to ‘Wasted’ below.