Talos

Edition 21 Winners
Eoin French grew up on the north side of Cork. He trained as an architect and lectured in architecture at University College Cork. He was a member of the band Hush War Cry, and also studied at Cork School of Music. His stage name is a reference to the mythical Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze that protected Crete.

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Known for his sweltering, reverb-laden songs and falsetto vocals, Talos is an indie pop band from Cork, Ireland. They quickly became recognized for his ethereal tracks on records such as 2014's Tethered Bones, 2016's O Sanctum, and 2017's Wild Alee.

Eoin French became interested in music at an early age, taking up piano lessons at the age of five. Around the age of 12, he began focusing on guitar instead, but returned to piano in his early twenties to build his contemporary songwriting skills. He was inspired by an eclectic array of artists throughout his teens, including everyone from Dr. Dre and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Bob Dylan. He spent his early twenties studying at the Cork School of Music, where he joined the band Hush Dream Cry.

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“A lot of this new record was written in transit,” says Eoin French, the Irish artist better known as Talos. “Being away from the safety of my home and my studio allowed me to really take the shackles off and create in a different way. It was a terrifying feeling sometimes, but it was also really rewarding.” While Talos will always be deeply connected to their native Ireland, their stunning second album, ‘Far Out Dust,’ draws on a far wider perspective, melding tracks written and recorded in New York, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Cork, and Reykjavik. The influence of the unknown runs deep here, invigorating French’s haunting blend of organic and electronic music with a gorgeous sense of discovery and wonder. But where Talos’ acclaimed debut, ‘Wild Alee,’ was a solitary affair about isolation and escape, ‘Far Out Dust’ finds French and his longtime production partner, Ross Dowling (James Vincent McMorrow, Bell X1), branching out to explore new sounds and spaces, teaming up with a slew of collaborators including producers Doug Schadt (Maggie Rogers, Wet) and Valgeir Sigurðsson (Sigur Ros, Feist), drummer Ian Chang (Son Lux), and mixer Damian Taylor (Bjork, Arcade Fire).

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Winning Song
See Me Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes Give me more complaints You're real, I'm just a fake I wake up, I'm so glad I can be your punching bag Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes Go ahead and mold me, bought me and they sold me I'm smiling upside down Now I'm all used up, ready for my close up Am I pretty underground? I can be your Barbie, I can say sorry I can do whatever you want Go ahead and slap me if it makes you happy Use and abuse me 'til I'm gone Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes Give me more complaints You're real, I'm just a fake I wake up, I'm so glad I can be your punching bag Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes Yeah, if you want me, come and take me Because I love the way you hate me But didn't even notice, barely got a moment Not a moment to myself Heaven's what they sold me, but now I miss the old me Before I got stuck in hell Walking down the street, just a public enemy My back's against the wall I didn't even notice, barely got a moment Build me up to watch me fall If this is goodbye, you bled me dry This is goodnight, my soul has died I gave you my all, you built me up to fall I gave you my all, I gave you my all Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes Give me more complaints You're real, I'm just a fake I wake up, I'm so glad I can be your punching bag Go on, make my day Go get high on my mistakes If you want me, come and take me Because I love the way you hate me Someone find me, someone save me Because I feel like I'm fucking dying

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