The Coronas have released ‘Ghosting’ this month, the third single to be released from their eighth studio album, Thoughts & Observations, due on September 27.
“My friends know I’ve kinda got it bad, I will make it up to them, when you’re not around,” sings lead singer Danny O’Reilly in the chorus, lyrically wearing his heart on his sleeve in a catchy, quirky and honest mid-tempo tune that fans are bound to love.
The band are fresh from playing an intimate show for the Irish Olympic teams at Team Ireland House in Paris last Thursday, August 8, another career milestone.
Before the album release next month, they’re playing a gig at Galway Summer Sessions on August 24, and they’ve just added two American dates to their international schedule, in NYC and Boston in November, before they head to Australia.
Produced by Grammy award-winning, long-time collaborator, George Murphy (Mumford and Sons, The Specials, Ellie Goulding), written in Dingle, County Kerry and recorded in Eastcote Studios in London, Thoughts & Observations is a powerful, melodic record which takes an incisive look at life, relationships and art.
The cover art for Thoughts & Observations is immediately striking. Designer Luke Sean Murphy collaborated with the band and, inspired by renowned graphic designer and prop maker Annie Atkins, they decided to utilise a cut-and-paste layered aesthetic with a distinctly 1970s colour palette.
This design is carried through all artwork pertaining to the album and singles, giving it a cohesive and instantly recognisable vibe.
“We are so proud of our longevity,” says O’Reilly. “And we’re really excited to release the new album in the autumn. We feel like it’s our strongest album to date.”
See The Coronas live;
- Sat. 24 August Galway Summer Sessions, Galway
- Wed. 13 Nov Gramercy Theatre, New York
- Thurs. 14 Nov Brighton Music Hall, Boston
- Thurs. 21 Nov Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne
- Fri. 22 Nov Selina’s Sydney
- Sat. 23 Nov Magnet House, Perth
- Sat. 28 Dec INEC, Killarney Kerry
