Something better to come, says Mullingar musician

Published: Wed 24 Feb 2021, 1:17 PM

Last updated: Wed 24 Feb 2021, 1:18 PM

Peter Doran releases first single in six years

Peter Doran’s new single is “about those moments when you feel burned out, uninspired, lacking in faith and vision”.

He might have written with those sentiments in mind, but the Mullingar man has put together a beautiful piece.

‘Nothing New Under The Sun’, released on February 12, is his first single in six years.

It is taken from ‘Voices’ his album due for release this year (which is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media).

“This is a song about those moments when you feel burned out, uninspired, lacking in faith and vision,” said Peter.

“When you’ve given the best of yourself to a pursuit and fallen short, when you speak without conviction and find yourself sleepwalking through your days.

“It’s about that feeling and figuring out a way to shake yourself free of it, to feel vital once more.

“‘Give me one time, something tribal, something bloody for my survival’ – the final verse offers hope of reinvention and the belief that there is something yet to become.”

The song features guest vocals from songwriter, Emmett Tinley.

About Peter Doran

Peter Doran is an independent Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Voices, the fifth studio album from the Mullingar man, was awarded a MISP grant to help fund its release.

Recorded and Co-produced by Hally at Arthouse Studios in Naas in 2019/20, Voices features contributions from multi-instrumentalist Lenny Cahill (piano, drums, bass and organ) and special guest vocals from US songwriter Haley Heynderickx and Emmett Tinley (The Prayer Boat).

String duties were shared by Dublin-based composer and arranger Mary Barnecutt and Peter’s long-term collaborator Gerard Toal.

‘Every Little Thing’ from his 2012 album ‘Overhead the Stars’ has been played more than 1,300,000 times on Spotify and is the theme tune for the American podcast series ‘The Minimalists’.

In recent years Peter has headlined shows in Holland, Germany, England, Ireland, Belgium and New York and opened shows for Mick Flannery, The Lone Bellow, Declan O’Rourke, Fionn Regan and Duke Special.