Recording artist Eoin Harrington, known for his award-winning songwriting and dynamic live shows, has set April 22 to celebrate the release of his second CD called CONFESS. The release will be kicked off with a full 10-piece band show at the world-renowned Yoshi’s in San Francisco.
Harrington has pioneered and developed a style all his own with this sophomore release, drawing from Irish folk, “Blue Eyed Soul” and classical influences. His signature vocals, soaring melodies and vibrant songwriting style are evident on CONFESS, the follow-up to his 2008 recording debut called STORY.
CONFESS, for which he once again composed all of the songs, represents a progression for Harrington who only recently gave up his “day job” as a bio-tech chemical engineer. “The idea behind CONFESS is that all songs, all pieces of art, all creations for that matter are confessions of a sort-love, hate, greed, despair, disappointment, hope, whatever it may be,” explains Harrington. “This CD is a series of confessions based on what has happened in my life since the last album.”
Harrington has separated the “confessions” into two distinct suites-the more upbeat suite is called Let It Out, while the more reflective suite is Hold It In. “Let It Out,” he explains, “contains songs like ‘Whatever I Want to Say,’ ‘Speak Your Mind,’ ‘Now or Never’ and the title song ‘Confess.’ The more introspective, nostalgic and reflective Hold it In suite has titles like ‘Help,’ ‘Before I Fall’ and ‘New Year’s Day.'” “New Years Day” was part of a three-song EP Harrington released over the holidays via iTunes. The bittersweet song, skillfully-crafted to build to a powerful, uplifting crescendo, has enjoyed radio airplay in Ireland.
Produced by Eoin Harrington, Alex Newburg and Alan Hertz and mixed by Jason Moss in Los Angeles and Alan Hertz in San Francisco, CONFESS represents a more mature work for the multi-talented Harrington.
A fixture on the live concert scene on the West Coast, Harrington’s high-energy performances have become must-see events. In the last year, he has had the pleasure of performing with the likes of The Counting Crows, The Fray, Natasha Beddingfield and Zach Brown. At a recent appearance at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference held in the Silicon Valley, he charmed the organizers by writing a song especially for the auspicious event.
The Confessions don’t stop here. The album CONFESS merely signifies the birth of “The Confessions Project,” a crowd sourcing model for creation developed by Harrington. Feedback on existing tracks, possible future tracks and random thoughts will be solicited and gathered as part of the Project with the goal of an on-going continuum of creation where the new songs will be devised, written, produced and distributed at a rapid rate.
In addition to the show at Yoshi’s on April 22, Harrington will appear at the Napa Valley Opera House on May 26. For ticket information, visit www.nvoh.org.
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