Listen: Foy Vance To Release New EP

Foy Vance has announced he will release a new EP on 27th August, preceding an album in early 2013.

The four-track bundle is titled ‘Melrose’, and it’s a collaboration between Foy and producer David Holmes.

Speaking of how the collaboration came about, Holmes says: “I asked Foy because Terry George was looking for an Irish themed score and after reading the script and talking to Terry I felt that some of the songs would work brilliantly within the film along side some of the score that had already been created.

“I always thought Foy had a great voice but I had my own ideas in how he should be using it.,.. softer, quieter with less force. After sending Foy a bunch of tracks that I hoped he would be influenced by he came to my studio and played me some songs he had written. The ones I liked and felt I could contribute to were recorded at my studio in Belfast and then finished in LA.”

The Irish singer-songwriter has also teamed up with Communion Records for the release, who’ve previously worked with the likes of Gotye, Daughter, Michael Kiwanuka and Ben Howard.

Have a listen to a cut from the EP, ‘Something In The Water’, below.