Rachael Lavelle & A Lilac Decline
Thu 30 Nov 2023 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM GMT
The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9
Description
Black Gate Presents
Rachael Lavelle
w/ A Lilac Decline
The Mick Lally Theatre
8pm Thursday, November 30th
Tickets: €20
Doors at 7:30pm
Rachael Lavelle is a Dublin born singer and composer who captivates audiences with her arresting voice and humorous observations on existence. Merging classical and contemporary influences, her hypnotic live performances blend electronic soundscapes with spoken word and acrobatic vocals.
Since the release of her track ‘Perpetual Party’, she was selected to perform at SXSW Online, opened for Villagers and toured with City Slang’s Anna B Savage. She has collaborated with a wide range of ensembles and artists such as Crash Ensemble, Peter Broderick, SlapBang, Saint Sister and last year appeared as a vocalist on Villagers ‘Fever Dreams’ album.
In June she released her first track in 4 years - Let Me Unlock Your Full Potential with a video directed by Bob Gallagher, and most recently released the title track from her album, Big Dreams. The full album will be released this November 10th via her own label, Rest Energy.
“Lavelle is a singular talent, whose music isn’t a carbon copy of anyone else”
- Nialler9
www.rachaellavelle.com
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A Lilac Decline is the anagrammatic musical pseudonym of visual artist Cecilia Danell. Originally from Sweden but resident in Ireland for over a decade, Danell is also a member of fellow Rusted Rail acts Cubs and Loner Deluxe. Her debut album ‘The Mountain Rages’ (Rusted Rail, 2017) came together during sessions in the spring and the wet summer of 2016, recorded via one microphone and a bunch of borrowed and found instruments, in an attic room in Galway and during impromptu sessions in a remote cabin in Norway. Whilst there were flashes of electricity on her debut album, her forthcoming second album finds A Lilac Decline going electric, Telecaster in hand. Having pretty much ditched the acoustic guitar that was so prominent on ‘The Mountain Rages’, her sophomore album is shot through with glimmering and shimmering six string serenades, fuzzy melodies and chunky riffs. A move from the buzzing city centre to the leafy outskirts of town has also had an influence on the new music. Plugged in and turned up, A Lilac Decline overcomes any conventional wisdom regarding the “difficult second album” as this upcoming release finds her exactly where she needs A Lilac Decline to be. It’s not all sturm and strum though as the signature sound of fingerpicked guitar is still present. Rural electrification has rarely sounded so sweet.
Location
The Mick Lally Theatre, H91 N5X9