Rising Irish indie-folk band Kingfishr have today released their tuneful and highly anticipated new single ‘Shot In The Dark’. Listen here.
The band has been playing the track live at shows across the year, it quickly became a fan favourite due to the intimate moment and connection between the band and their fans the song and its performance creates.
The song was written on the night that Eddie (vocals, guitar), McGoo (banjo), and Fitz (bass) decided to pursue music as a career. Sitting in McGoo’s kitchen, on a farm in Doonane, the trio quit their jobs and wrote the lyrics to ‘Shot In The Dark.’ “We never thought we’d release it, we wrote it for ourselves” explained Eddie. “Starting a band is a mad idea, we all agreed we’d almost certainly fail but that we would try nonetheless. That’s what the song is about”.
The latest track has a harmonious blend of softly played, jangly acoustic guitar, soothing harmonica tones and emotionally resonant lyrics. It gently builds alongside a rhythmic drumbeat and the steady picking of McGoo’s banjo, as Eddie sings, “If it all falls apart, at least we enjoyed it…” The song is infused with a youthful sense of hope, a theme now synonymous with the band.
Kingfishr’s music is hugely cinematic. The trio pride themselves on deep textures and a grand sonic atmospheric nature, with influences ranging from Hanz Zimmer to Ben Howard.
The band will be heading on tour across the UK in 2024. They will play headline shows at King Tut’s (Glasgow) on Thursday 15th February, The Wardrobe (Leeds) on Friday 16th February, Deaf Institute (Manchester) on Saturday 17th February, Clwb Ifor Bach (Cardiff) on Monday 19th February, Hare and Hounds (Birmingham) on Tuesday 20th February, Lafayette (London) on Thursday 22nd February and Olympia Theatre (Dublin) on both Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd March. Tickets here. They have also just been announced as the support act for Snow Patrol’s show at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick in July next year. Tickets here.
KINGFISHR TOUR DATES
December 2023
Saturday 9th – MILK MARKET, Limerick
February 2024
Thursday 15th – KING TUT’S, Glasgow
Friday 16th – THE WARDROBE, Leeds
Saturday 17th, DEAF INSTITUTE, Manchester
Monday 19th, CLWB IFOR BACH, Cardiff
Tuesday 20th, HARE AND HOUNDS, Birmingham
Thursday 22nd, LAFAYETTE, London
March 2024
Thursday 21st – OLYMPIA THEATRE, Dublin
Friday 22nd – OLYMPIA THEATRE, Dublin
July 2024
Friday 12th – THOMOND PARK STADIUM, Limerick City
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