Irish Act The Winter Flood Releases Debut Single, 'Fire It Up'

With a debut single Fire It Up, The Winter Flood bring a dark indie pop sound influenced by The XX and London Grammar.

With possibly one of the best debut's from an Irish act this year, The Winter Flood use heavy synths and pop beats mixed with dark tones to make a thunderous hello to the music scene with Fire It Up.

In a press release, the man behind The Winter Flood has this to say about the new song: "Fire It Up is a love song really. It's about finding that one true love but having to overcome a rough start.

"But once the fire is ignited there is no way to stop it and it just grows and grows. Musically is a darker tone too, hinting at how all love is not always perfect and sometimes we have to fight for what we want."

On the Facebook page for The Winter Flood, they've put the word "hmmmm" down for genre of music and written: "The Winter Flood is here now. Enjoy the dulcet sounds while you continue with your life." Asked about influences, the reply was: "Every song is influenced by different artists."

If you like the song, they're urging Hot Press readers to "make sure and follow The Winter Flood on Spotify and add Fire It Up to your playlists!"

The song is getting decent air coverage with the likes of TodayFM recently playing the track. As they noted one their own Facebook page, their debut track was "sandwiched between Aretha Franklin and Bill Withers!! :) Big thanks to Ed's Songs Of Praise at Today FM for playing 'Fire It Up' last night!"