Enigmatic Irish musician Maria Somerville has returned today with her first new single in three years and first proper release since signing with legendary label 4AD. ‘Projections’ finds Somerville occupying a  wistful, romantic shoegaze sonic palette.

‘Projections’ is accompanied by visuals from Somerville, Michael Speers and Róisín Berkeley, recorded on VHS across Marseille and Somerville’s native Galway.

Maria Somerville has also announced her first headline dates since 2019, she’ll play Dublin (Workmans, 19 November) and London (Chats Palace, 27 November) in November. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 2 November at 10am local time.

19 November – Workman’s Club, Dublin – ticket info here
27 November – Chats Palace, London – ticket info here