Orla Gartland is back with You’re Not Special, Babe, the latest preview of her long-awaited debut album ‘Woman on The Internet’ (out 20th August 2021).

“Growing up is weird and my twenties feel like chaos. ‘You’re Not Special, Babe’ is a coming-of-age song written to remind myself that everyone goes through all of it; good times, bad times, strange times, dizzying highs & extreme lows. The title sounds mean but it’s really meant to be a comforting message!” explains Gartland.

“I wrote and produced this song with my friend and collaborator Tom Stafford at the beginning of 2020. Lyrically it set a tone for the rest of the album tracks to follow; no bullshit – just a messy scrapbook of honest, matter-of-fact thoughts. We demoed the song together in Tom’s London studio and then later brought it to Middle Farm Studios in Devon where we set up for 3 weeks – my band playing on this track took it to the next level & gave it the raucous energy it was missing. Sonically ‘You’re Not Special, Babe’ has everything I love – ethereal synths, shimmery guitars, harmonies, tiny drums and big drums. I cannot wait to play this song live.”

Woman on the Internet
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

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Orla Gartland tour dates
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

Tickets available here