Product Description
RELEASE DATE: 25TH OCTOBER 2024
JOY, marks his first album of new music since SOULSUN in 2017.
Damien’s song writing career spans more than twenty-five years and has seen him perform with luminaries
such as Sinead O’Connor, John Grant, Imelda May, The Dubliners, Lisa O’Neil, Maverick Sabre as well as
supporting the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Morrissey and Willie Nelson on tour.
Over the course of his remarkable career, Damien has established himself as one of Ireland’s most beloved
artists. His work is known for his truthful and emotive lyrics, celebrating how music can move us all.
Drawing influence from the likes of Bob Marley, Christy Moore, Luke Kelly and Shane MacGowan, the
chart-topping singer songwriter has crafted a unique, soulful sound, centred around his powerful voice.
In 2023, Damien performed 20 critically acclaimed sold out shows at the Abbey Theatre with “Tales from
the Holywell’, where we saw one of Ireland’s great musical storytellers perform onstage like never before.
Also in 2023, Damien’s second album ‘Seize The Day’, went on to top the Irish album charts, twenty years
after release, following it’s reissue on vinyl. This marked Damien’s third Irish number one album to-date.
As with his legendary Vicar Street Christmas shows, Damien’s summer evening shows in Dublin’s Iveagh
Gardens and St Patrick’s day show in London have become unmissable events on the live calendar.
TRACKLIST:
Hold Your Joy Devil's Dandruff
I Can Feel Your Presence Ray of Sun
Louise Let it Go
Hope Calling Good Morning
Factory John James McClean
We are the Love Born to Love
Landlords in the Government Push Through the Blue
Shine Love is the Bomb
