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The Fynches – The Fynches (CD)
Release date: October 7 th 2025
The Fynches, an Irish folk-rock band that evoke the golden age of hard-hitting melodicism,
today release their long-awaited self-titled debut album, following the highly successful
singles Heavy, I Will Follow, Find It For Yourself and Lead On.
Brothers Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (lead vocals and guitar) and Oisín Walsh-Peelo (vocals and
keys) were raised in a musical family in County Wicklow. With seven years between them,
what began as softly sung bedtime melodies from an eleven year-old boy to his little brother,
developed into the musical explorations that became the sound of The Fynches.
Over the years, composer and arranger Oisín honed his skills touring and recording with
bands such as Villagers, Flyte, Hudson Taylor, and Bombay Bicycle Club. A natural
frontman, Ferdia found fame on the silver screen starring in Sing Street, as well as roles in
the multi-Oscar-winning film CODA, Pistol (Danny Boyle), and Four Letters of Love (starring
Pierce Brosnan and Helena Bonham-Carter).
In 2018, building on a years-long dream to have a rock band, the brothers dedicated a
freezing winter in Berlin to write and record demos together. With a goal only to create and
have as much fun as possible a plethora of material was created, with several songs from
the period included on the album today including I Will Follow, Under My Window, and the
albums lead single Here and Now.
With several permutations of the band along the way, the brothers are now joined by
Camryn Teehan (drums), Fionn O’Neill (bass), and Julia-Maria (cello). In 2024, deciding to
prioritise the band over individual pursuits, The Fynches spent much of the year hunkered
down in the studio together refining tracks.
Now, these musical blueprints have developed into a full statement album. With brooding
ballads, raucous crowd pleasers, and even a requiem interlude, the band’s debut is marked
by dynamism, playfulness, and musical virtuosity.
Oisín explains “While this album is a piece of art, a product that you hold in your hands or
see on a screen, it’s also our own lives through sound.
Music, as we know, has that inexplicable capacity to elevate, to express the inexpressible.
But it’s even more than that for us. It’s the constant whittling of a feeling, the permutations of
a personality – the joy of living. It is the amalgamation of our cumulative strengths to create
something fun and beautiful. In short – something that brings people together.”
Lead single Here and Now, the first song of the album, is “an invitation by the band to BE
HERE, NOW” say the brothers. “We love the George Harrison album All Thing Must Pass
and we were inspired by that crossover of mindfulness and rock ’n’ roll – the big hippies that
we are! We’re deeply inspired by meditation and love allowing that to bleed into the music.”
The Fynches’ previous single releases have been received to critical acclaim, with radio
sessions (The Miriam O’Callaghan Show) and lively TV performances (RTÉ One’s The Late
Late Show, Fanning At Whelans), as well as spirited appearances at some of Ireland’s most
iconic venues. In 2023, they completed their first Irish tour, swiftly followed by an
unforgettable show with ‘The Coronas’ at King John's Castle in Limerick.
The Fynches are a band that come into their own under the lights, earning them a reputation
as an electrifying live act, and are now set to embark on an extensive, full-band tour of
Ireland in November, with UK and European tour dates in 2026. With the prolific work ethic
of Ferdia and Oisín, and a hoard of material already in wait, this album fires the starting gun
for what is to come from The Fynches.
TRACKLIST
Format: Song Name // Song Duration // ISRC
01: HERE AND NOW // 3:22 // ushm82511207
02: SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME // 4:38 // (explicit lyrics) //
ushm82511208
03: FIND IT FOR YOURSELF // 4:04 // ushm82511209
04: STAY // 4:07 // ushm82511210
05: UNDER MY WINDOW// 5:14 // ushm82511211
06: PINEAPPLE MAN// 1:50 // ushm82511212
07: LEAD ON // 4:30 // ushm82511213
08: HEAVY // 4:13 // ushm82511214
09: AD REQUIEMUS OISÍNAPUS// 0:39 // ushm82511215
10: SIDEWAYS MAN // 4:37 // ushm82511216
10: I WILL FOLLOW // 4:37 // ushm82511217
11: WAKING UP NEXT TO YOU // 3:19 // ushm82511218
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