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The USA-based Dubliner Ronan Conroy has released his new album, The Slow Death Of The LoveMyth.
Since 2013, Conroy has immersed himself in the "Lovemyth" project, this work culminating in this collection, influenced by the 80s/90s goth bands he grew up listening to and the ethereal darkwave bands he would be introduced to later on.
Growing up in a musical family, Conroy was exposed to music ranging from new wave and post-punk to David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Elvis and Abba. At 15, his mother loaned him her nylon string guitar and taught him a few chords, instantaneously unlocking a whole new world of songwriting. Years later, he would release two albums with Brooklyn's The Listeners and go on to perform with the gothic dream pop band Oh Halo.
This album reveals Conroy's post-punk alter-ego, soaked in dark pop and dream wave richness and drawing on ethereal and goth rock classics. While select tracks on this album are crowned with ethereal female vocals, Conroy also sings on this and two other tracks on this album.
This collection comes on the trail of the "Dark Paradise" single, a clever goth-rock rendition of the Lana Del Rey classic, and lead track "Double Helix", both accompanied by fascinating videos by NYC-based artist Hypnodoll.
Produced, engineered and mastered by Charlie Nieland, known for his work with Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Blondie and Scissors Sisters, this album involves contributions by drummer Justin Wierbonski (a.k.a. Demonic Sweaters) and vocalists Julie Dicterow (Oh Halo), LA-based Shannon Brown and Susan Hwang (Lusterlit).
Ronan Conroy on the album: "This whole album has been a source of inner conflict for me, with plenty of real or imagined reasons to delay releasing it. Upon thinking about this recently, I wonder if one of the bigger hesitations has been simply letting such directly open songs escape into the ether... One of three songs on the album featuring my vocals, 'Born In Conflict' is perhaps one of the most raw and vulnerable songs on there. Situated in the dead center of the album, between the epic rolling freight train 'This Dream' and the darkly upbeat 'LoveMyth' title track, 'Born In Conflict' is the beating dead heart of the record."
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