Album Review
Sorcha Richardson - Smiling Like An Idiot
3-5 StarsIt takes as much from the healing powers of time and reflection as it does from the starry-eyed heat of the moment.
Sorcha Richardson revels in 20/20 vision on ‘Smiling Like An Idiot’. The album - which follows the timeline of a relationship - takes as much from the healing powers of time and reflection as it does from the starry-eyed heat of the moment. The immersive first act leans into poetic denial, with its rose-tinted sound brightest on ‘Spotlight Television’, at first glance a gooey love song, yet one that jars once you realise the lyrics are “I’ll keep getting smaller for you / Anything that I can do”. This self-aware indulgence makes the eventual shift to tentative happiness all the more appealing. ‘Hard To Fake It’ revels in allowing itself to brood; ‘Holiday’ comes full-circle with lyrical realism. These subtle changes in tone keep ‘Smiling Like An Idiot’ from feeling too repetitive, and place her learning curve at its core.
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Sorcha Richardson shares new single ‘The Starlight Lounge’
"Sometimes life's biggest changes occur through a series of very small and intimate moments. This is a song about joining the dots between them."
13th November 2020, 12:00am
Sorcha Richardson - First Prize Bravery
4 Stars
Sorcha scores heaps of charm and charisma on this full-length debut.
7th November 2019, 7:58am
Sorcha Richardson releases beautiful new cut ‘Honey’
The stunning song is our latest taste of her forthcoming debut album, 'First Prize Bravery'.
4th October 2019, 12:00am
First Prize: Sorcha Richardson
Returning to her native Dublin after cutting her teeth in New York, this Irish singer-songwriter’s music values transience, change and freedom.
11th May 2019, 12:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.