Laoise

LAOISE is a 22-year-old electro-pop artist hailing from Galway, Ireland. She writes dreamy, ambitious and frank pop songs about relationships and heartbreak, often with darker, moodier, more introspective lyrics and juxtaposed with upbeat electro and synth production. Growing up surrounded by traditional Irish music, she learned to play the fiddle at the age of 5, and would regularly attend traditional Irish sessions with her parents. Though her music has evolved a lot since, it was this sense of togetherness through music that made her want to pursue being a musician as a career.

Taking her cues from the silky production of acts like Tove Styrke, Troye Sivan and MO and incorporating elements of synth, indie and alternative pop – LAOISE’s music is deeply inspired by household names like Kate Bush and David Bowie, as well as the different musical personas of Taylor Swift. Drawing from her combined influences, LAOISE thrives on being able to experiment with her music and the characters, concepts and emotions she’s able to portray with each release. She has created her own brand of glittering yet gritty electro-pop that she presents to us today.

LAOISE records, produces and releases her music completely independently where she totally commands her own brand of bold, glittering, gutsy electro-pop – paving the way for Irish-born pop music. RTÉ 2FM Radio have selected her a ‘Rising Artist of 2018’, The Unsigned Music Awards shortlisted her as one of their ‘Best Electronic Acts’ and she’s been praised by a multitude of tastemakers in the UK such as Notion Magazine, The Line of Best Fit, Buzzfeed, Nialler9, The Last Mixed Tape and more. Along the way, LAOISE has performed at festivals such as Forbidden Fruit, Longitude, Other Voices, LIMF, 2000 Trees, Electric Picnic getting her ready first Irish headline tour this winter.

LAOISE’s latest single ‘Again’ is out now.