London based Irish artist Orla Gartland has finally announced details of her long-awaited debut album titled ‘Woman On The Internet’. The 11-track collection featuring the single Zombie!, Pretending, More Like You and new track Do You Mind (listen below) is set for release on 20th August 2021.
“Announcing my debut album feels like a moment I’ve been waiting for for years. Something clicked into place last year – I grew into my role as a producer and lyrically I knew what I wanted to say. Although this album was made in 2020 it isn’t laced with lockdown blues – it feels more like the soundtrack of new time to me; a sunnier time, a more hopeful time. I’m so proud of this record and beyond excited for everyone to hear it!” Says Gartland, of her debut.
“When I was a few songs into writing the album it became clear that Woman on the Internet is about the chaos of my 20s,” she expands. “It’s a different chaos to your late teens, such a different brand of angst. I feel so much more settled and sure of myself now than I was when I was 18 or 19 but I’m still just half the person I’m going to be and to capture that became really important.”
The album’s title ‘Woman On The Internet’ reflects this period of growth. “She’s a caricature; a nameless, faceless figure telling me to eat better or buy some specific hair product; when I feel low I’m so vulnerable to questionable advice. The woman appears in these songs as someone I look to for guidance when it feels like no one in my real life can help, when I’m truly lost. A lot of this album is about learning to really own that lostness.”
Woman on the Internet tracklisting:
Things I’ve Learned
You’re Not Special, Babe
More Like You
Over Your Head
Zombie!
Madison
Do You Mind?
Codependency
Pretending
Left Behind
Bloodline / Difficult Things
Pre-order ‘Woman On The Internet’ – here
Gartland hits the road later this year including 3 dates in Ireland this December – tickets here Pre-ordering ‘Woman on the Internet’ before 4pm on Thursday 10th June will grant access to the tour pre-sale, which opens at 10am on Friday 11th June. Tickets will be available on general sale from 10am on Monday 14th June. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Wednesday 6th October – SWX, Bristol
Thursday 7th October – The O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
Saturday 9th October – Manchester Academy 2, Manchester
Sunday 10th October – The Riverside, Newcastle
Tuesday 12th October – The Garage, Glasgow
Wednesday 13th October – Stylus, Leeds
Friday 15th October – Electric Ballroom, London
Sunday 17th October – Concorde 2, Brighton
Thursday 16th December – Academy, Dublin
Friday 17th December – Dolans, Limerick
Saturday 18th December – Cyprus Avenue, Cork