Following a well received performance at All Together Now, James Vincent McMorrow has added a second Dublin show at Vicar Street to his National Irish Tour this winter in support of his seventh studio album ‘Wide open, horses’, featuring the singles “Never gone,” “Give up,” “Call me back,” and “Things we tell ourselves.”

“To me, the album is about finding relief from the cycle of life’s pressure. I don’t think the theory ‘modernity equals better’ holds much water these days. The more technology we add, the more unhappy everyone seems to be. I don’t want to move backwards, but I felt a sense of nostalgia and happiness in the album,” McMorrow says on the album.

“It would be grandiose of me to think I could offer you some profound release through words and lyrics, but maybe I can…The job is to make a record I love and hopefully offer a respite. Maybe we can all get back to a life where we aren’t so obsessed with trying to seek out meaning from absolutely everything.”

McMorrow has also been confirmed as special guest at this week’s celebration of the 30th anniversary of Jeff Buckley’s Grace in Whelan’s on August 23 and 24 where he’ll perform alongside Ailbhe Reddy, Faye O’Rourke (Soda Blonde).

The full dates are as follows:
November 28: Limerick / University Concert Hall
November 29:  Cork City / City Hall
November 30: Killarney / INEC
December 02: Dublin / Vicar Street
December 03: Dublin / Vicar Street
December 04: Belfast / Mandela Hall
December 05: Galway / Black Box
December 07: Kilkenny / Set Theatre

Tickets are available now from www.singularartists.ie