Aly & Aj

Edition 22 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.

''Via: - AllMusic

“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
Attack of Panic Some days I wake up And I just want you all around me Some nights I call out What if the life in you lost me? The weight of the world feels The weight of the world it feels heartless Forever we fade out 'Cause I'm too afraid to be honest Why am I so cynical? Lifelines are difficult For me In my whole life There's silence where I stood I found you in the lone light Never knew it felt this good Won't you teach me how to see The way you see me Alive in the snowed pines The fire is waiting around me Your freedom is all mine The deep and the dark are aligning Why am I so cynical? Lifelines are difficult ''In my whole life There's silence where I stood I found you in the lone light Never knew it felt this good Won't you teach me how to see The way you see me Wake up in the worn night I fill you with a love then a silence I was in the cold tide See you when the sight is burning down Hold me near and I will steal The solid ground ''In my whole life There's silence where I stood I found you in the lone light Never knew it felt this good Won't you teach me how to see The way you see me It's taken up my whole life The silence where I stood I found you in the lone light Never knew it felt this good Won't you teach me how to see The way you see me

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