David Keenan (musician)

This article is about the musician. For the Scottish author, see David Keenan.

David Keenan
Background information
Origin	Dundalk, Ireland
Genres	Folk, Poetry, Indie, Soul
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Independent
Website	davidkeenan.com

David Keenan is a songwriter, musician and composer from Dundalk, County Louth in Ireland.

David Keenan in the St Georg Church at Haldern Pop Festival 2019.

Musical career

He played live in Dublin at the start of his career, while releasing EPs through his own label, Barrack Street Records. These EPs were Cobwebs, Strip Me Bare, Strip Me Bare Vol. 2, and Evidence of Living (2018). In September 2019 Keenan signed with Irish independent label Rubyworks Records ^[1] before the release of A Beginner's Guide to Bravery, which reached number 1 in the Independent charts and was the biggest-selling vinyl record in the country during the week of its release in January 2020. ^[2] It was described as "a remarkable record" by NPR. ^[3]

Keenan published his first collection of poetry, Soundings of an Unnamed Bird, in 2020 ^[4]

His second album, What Then? was released in October 2021. ^{[5] [ dead link ]} The first single from the album, "Bark", was released on 10 June 2021, ^{[6] [ better source needed ]} followed by "Sentimental Dole" on 16 July, ^[7] "What Then Cried Jo Soap" on 19 August of the same year. ^[8] To promote the album, Keenan toured the United States with Rodrigo y Gabriela in September 2021. ^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		IRL [10]
A Beginner's Guide to Bravery	Released: 10 January 2020 Label: Rubyworks Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl	1
What Then?	Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Rubyworks Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl
Crude	Released: 11 November 2022 Label: Barrack Street Records Formats: Digital download, CD, streaming, vinyl	29 [11]

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Cobwebs	Released: 23 March 2017 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download
Strip Me Bare Vol.1	Released: 3 January 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, CD
Strip Me Bare Vol.2	Released: 17 March 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, CD
Evidence of Living	Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, vinyl
Snakes & Ladders/Full Stop	Released: 13 February 2020 Label: Barrack Street Formats: Digital download, vinyl

References

1. "David Keenan Joins Rubyworks". @hotpress.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
2. "David Keenan fastest selling album". 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
3. "New Music NPR". NPR. 20 January 2020.
4. "Live Review". 20 January 2020.
5. https://twitter.com/davidkeenanmuso/status/1397990990518972421 . Retrieved 21 September 2021– via Twitter.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. "David Keenan shares new single 'Bark' from upcoming album "WHAT THEN?"". Hotpress. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
7. "New Releases of the Week (23 July 2021)". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
8. O'Neill, Peter. "David Keenan drops 'What Then Cried Jo Soap' video ahead of new album and tour". Hotpress. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
9. "David Keenan Hitting The Road With Rodrigo y Gabriela". antimusic.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
10. "Discography David Keenan". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
11. "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 18 November 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2022.