Bio
Dublin singer/songwriter, Colin O'Shea returned to the scene in 2022 with a fresh bag of exciting tunes and the first out of the traps was his single 'Hollywood On Fire' released 30th Sept 2022. This 80's feel electro pop tune, received "Track of the Day" from the prestigious Hot Press Magazine. His follow-up singles 'Amazing' and 'After All' continued to demonstrate Colin’s progressive musical development since his debut album.
O’Shea releases his first new single of 2023 and his 4th from his upcoming sophomore album titled “Bright Yellow Shiny Gold”, coming out in July. The new single “Pablo” is out on Friday 28th April and pays tribute to O’Shea’s late drummer Paul Lynch who passed away suddenly in 2021, and features a fast exhilarating tempo along with poignant lyrics that encapsulate the memory of the talented musician.
O’Shea, a Ballyfermot Rock School graduate and current student of the Pulse College of music production, received high praise for his critically acclaimed debut album back in 2017, with flattering comparisons to Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan and U2. He went on to make his festival debut during summer 2018 opening the famed Castlepalooza boutique Irish festival.
After 3 years of writing and recording his sophomore album, produced by David Prendergast (Kodaline, Overhead The Albatross, RWYR), the duo have created a fresh new bag of exciting and eclectic songs that are sure to impress and set O’Shea up as one of the Irish artists to watch in 2023.