life is too short to listen to old music
NewDad
country: Ireland
genre: Indie
styles: Shoegaze, Post-Rock, Slo-Fi, Alternative Rock
ABOUT THIS BAND
Growing up in Galway, Ireland the four members of NewDad thank a random band name generator for their unusual moniker.
Dark and stormy with undeniably beautiful moments amid the mammoth guitars, their debut EP Waves (out on Fair Youth Records) acted as a perfect introduction to the world of NewDad. There’s a heaviness to the music, which the band pin to a love of The Cure, Pixies, and Slowdive among others. But it’s not just in the feedback that NewDad find their truth, Julie’s songwriting brings a subtlety to their sound, weaving personal relationships and influences from the worlds of literature and cinema.
The new music is brighter, something Julie pins on the excitement of moving in together. “There’s a lightness to the songs and we’re moving in a more pop direction, too.” One song, Ladybird, was inspired by the Greta Gerwig movie of the same name while the bittersweet jangle of Say It deals with the heartache of being more interested in someone than they are in you. Other songs, including the epic and sprawling Spring, are more inward looking and tackle the waves of anxiety living in the modern world can make feel inescapable. “I’ve written a lot of songs about dreams, sleep and restlessness. This past year added a whole heap of pressure onto us so I’ve been doing a lot of talking through what’s going on in my mind.”
Source [Spotify]Releases
LP
Altar
out on September 19, 2025
via Atlantic Records UK
Safe
out on May 02, 2025
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Under My Skin
out on September 27, 2024
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Just Like Heaven (Live at BBC Maida Vale)
out on May 24, 2024
via Atlantic Records UK
LP
MADRA
out on January 26, 2024
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
White Ribbons
out on January 11, 2024
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Nightmares
out on November 13, 2023
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Let Go
out on October 20, 2023
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Angel
out on September 13, 2023
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
Break In
out on June 14, 2023
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
In My Head
out on May 10, 2023
via Atlantic Records UK
Single
ILY2 (Charli XCX cover)
out on September 30, 2022
via Fair Youth
EP
Banshee
out on February 09, 2022
via Fair Youth
Single
Say It
out on January 11, 2022
via Fair Youth
Single
Ladybird
out on October 26, 2021
via Fair Youth
EP
Waves
out on March 26, 2021
via Fair Youth
Single
Slowly
out on February 24, 2021
via Fair Youth
Single
I Don't Recognise You
out on November 26, 2020
via Fair Youth
Single
Blue
out on September 04, 2020
via NewDad
Videos
Mr Cold Embrace
September 19, 2025
White Ribbons (Visualiser)
January 11, 2024
Nightmares (Official Video)
November 17, 2023
Let Go (Official Video)
October 20, 2023
In My Head (Visualiser)
May 10, 2023
ILY2 (Music Video)
September 30, 2022
Ladybird (Music Video)
October 26, 2021
Waves
March 26, 2021
Slowly (Music Video)
February 24, 2021
I Don't Recognise You (Music Video)
November 27, 2020
Concerts
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