"Handstitched" by Clara Byrne

From every lyrical line, to every instrument recorded in several studios, it has all been handstitched together with care. I hope you enjoy it.

In the time we find ourselves, nothing is secure, and no one is safe. The small mercies won through large sacrifices, are trumped by the ever-growing gains of the 1%. Now is not the time for distraction, to be idle or to let apathy reign. Now is the time to educate, to react and to get angry.
There have been times of great change before us; kingdoms have crumbled, and empires expired. All that is will not always be. Everything that stirs us from our slumber does not exist in isolation, instead they reveal themselves as another detailed piece to be stitched into the bigger picture.
My point of view has evolved throughout the writing of this album, as it will continue to long after it. For as long as I can remember, my eye has solely been on my talents, capabilities, and achievements. Seeing the easily defined perimeter of each, brought a deep feeling of unease. As if only when they all exist in spades, creating an unruly clutter impossible to keep stock of, only then do I deserve a platform from which to express from. This has always existed juxtaposed to anything I have created in my life.
Yes, at this moment my opinions still feel almost juvenile to me. And no, the time in my life set aside for education, for betterment, for reading does not outweigh that spent binge watching bullshit. Yet as I get older the quickening pace of time becomes serious. There just isn’t enough of it to wait around until you’re 100% sure about anything, including yourself.

A socialist singer songwriter from Bray.

She has been fortunate enough to support a wealth of Irish talent including Wallis Bird, Mick Pyro (Republic Of Loose), Cathy Davey and Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy).

She seeks her lyrical inspiration in the world around her and seeks solitude from that world in the music she creates.

Handstitched is her debut album.

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