Live Report: Tara Nome Doyle on the Hot Press Y&E Series

A day after her spellbinding performance at the Ruby Sessions, Norwegian-Irish singer Tara Nome Doyle graced the Hot Press Y&E Series with her unique style of brooding and introspective art-pop.

The 24-year-old singer began her performance with a soft and delicate rendition of her 2018 single 'Down With You'. As she gently pricks her piano keys, her dulcet voice rings out pure and clear. “It's so nice to play again and have a proper living room concert- because you’re all in my living room,” she says after finishing her first song.

Her next song 'The Overgrown Path' is one that she has not put out yet, despite it being one of her favourites. She hopes to do so very soon. The song was inspired by Doyle’s journey to becoming an artist and all of the fear and doubt that came with that decision.

The Berlin-raised alternative star has often struggled with anxiety throughout her life, as she told Hot Press back in February. “My mental health and my creativity are two sides of the same coin,” she said. “ Anxiety is the reason why I make art. I’m sensitive, so I need an outlet to process my feelings.”

After finishing 'The Overgrown Path', Doyle moved right into her next song 'Crow'. This was one of two songs she would play from her latest album Værmin. The album explores the dark shadows of people's psyche that they often try to hide and uses commonly detested animals as symbols for these unwanted feelings. Some tracks on the album include 'Worms', 'Spider’, 'Mosquito', and 'Leeches'.

After a quick sip of tea, she moved to another song from Værmin, the slowly lilting love song 'Snail I'.

Her next tune, called 'Bad Dreams', was written at a time when Doyle was living in the midst of a mysterious forest in Norway. The haunting yet comforting lullaby is a piece that the singer decided to dedicate to those who suffer from insomnia.

To end off her set, Doyle sang a Norwegian folk song that was sung to her when she was a child. “This relationship to music is something that is very intimate and is connected to family and my childhood is still something that influences me a lot today,” She explained.

Even with this short set, Tara Nome Doyle was able to give listeners a touching performance that will linger in hearts and minds for quite some time.

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