Brigid Mae Power | |
---|---|
![]() Brigid Mae Power performing in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Origin | London/Galway |
Genres | folk |
Years active | 2010 | –present
Labels | Fire Records, Tompkins Square Records |
Brigid Mae Power is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. [1]
Power was born in London, England to Irish parents. Her family relocated to Ireland when she was eleven years old, [2] [3] where she learned to play the button accordion before starting to sing and play piano as a teen. [4] [5]
Power began releasing music under the name "Brigid Power-Ryce" in 2010 when her debut EP, You Are Here, was released by the independent label Rusted Rail. [6] This was followed by two self-released EPs, Ode to an Embryo in 2011 and Eee Tuts in 2013. Her live album, I Told You The Truth, recorded in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway, was released in 2014 by the label Abandon Reason. In a review of the album, The Irish Times wrote: "the setting gives her haunting vocals a spiritual resonance". [7]
After meeting American musician Peter Broderick at a gig, Power travelled to Broderick's Studio in Portland, Oregon in 2015 to record her debut studio album. [8] After finishing the album's production, she received a two-album deal from American label Tompkins Square Records. [9]
Power's self-titled debut album, Brigid Mae Power, was released in 2016 and was a critical success, receiving positive reviews from Pitchfork , [10] Record Collector , [11] and The Guardian . [12] In an interview with Uncut , Power stated that the album was inspired by her experiences as a single mother. [13] She promoted the album with a tour of the UK and Japan. [14]
Power's second studio album, The Two Worlds, was released in 2018. [15] The album was met with widespread critical acclaim from the music press, with Pitchfork writing: "The Two Worlds is Power's most ambitious and her most introspective". [16] The album received 4-star reviews from Uncut , [17] The Guardian [18] and Record Collector . [19] The Line of Best Fit also wrote: "Stately, solemn, slow-burning and seriously beautiful, most of The Two Worlds isn't far removed from its predecessor's intimate templates". [20]
Power's third album, Head Above the Water , was released in 2020 by Fire Records. In 2021, she appeared on Other Voices . [21]
Power released her fourth LP, Dream from the Deep Well , in 2023. The album likewise received favourable reviews from critics, with an aggregrate score of 76% on Metacritic. [22] The album also entered the UK Official Folk Albums Chart at number 10. [23]
Albums
EPS
Live albums