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Everytime i see you9/4/2023 ![]() To date, Man Alive have played just two shows: a raucous house party in which Prendergast’s band included Gavin James and members of Soft Launch, while his friend Aisling Bea guested as MC, and at a show at The Waiting Room in London. He had never even casually entertained the thought of becoming a singer, but the catalogue of songs he had written was just too personal to hand over to someone else. But then the one-two combo of a break-up and lockdown hit, and suddenly he was in the midst of a purple patch of inspiration. While Prendergast has always written songs for Kodaline, he has also composed and demoed other songs for pleasure. ![]() The EP’s closing track What Are The Chances finds the sweet spot between its anthemic, stadium-sized scope and a very personal touch, complete with the darker heart of lyrics such as, “I know I burned your neighbourhood to the ground.” The postcard intimacy of Five Minute Drive offers “a place to park your broken heart” while another new song, Everytime I See Red, possesses a similar warmth, all richly textured vocal harmonies and dreamy acoustic pop. This contrast hints at the vast array of sonic touchpoints that Prendergast is drawing upon for Man Alive. ![]() It offers a very different approach from the spacious beauty of its lovelorn alt-folk predecessor and debut track Be Someone, which earned attention from the likes of NME, Clash and Hot Press, as well as a broad sweep of Irish airplay and nine global Spotify New Music Friday playlists. The new single is a blissed-out Tame Impala-esque waltz, which sets sun-kissed psychedelia through the glittery prism of a disco ball, all with an undercurrent of sophisticated and orchestrated pop which sets the perfect ambience for lyrics that celebrate the purity of being in love. ![]()
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