Kean Kavanagh has ushered in his next musical chapter with the release of ‘ The Whistle’ his first new music since 2023’s Wrestling Music EP. The track blends Americana indie rock with Irish trad inflections in a way that feels instinctive, unexpected and unmistakably his own.

Speaking on the track, Kean states “‘The Whistle’ is a song about the tricks that the mind can play on you when looking back on the death of a relationship – ‘if I could only have them, I’d need or want for nothing else’. I think this type of reminiscing can be an easy salve for people – they can place all of their hopes and dreams of salvation on this one person who’s ever so slightly out of reach rather than truly mourning them, moving on and owning your own life, good, bad and all.”

Released via new label Heaven-Sent / [PIAS], the single arrives with a music video directed by longtime creative partner Kojaque and Rob Bass starring Peter McGann. Shot in Kean’s hometown of Portlaoise, the video follows the local Elvis riding high on the back of his team’s big win, piled onto a bus full of half-cut heroes.