Ways of Seeing is the solo vehicle of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist James O’Donnell whose previous musical ventures include ‘Hush War Cry’ and ‘Dear Desert’. This new project started in the attic of his childhood home in Kerry where his musical journey began many years before.

After converting the attic into a home studio, the unfolding pandemic provided time to flesh out years of voice notes and musical sketches. The name “Ways of Seeing” came from the idea that songs could reveal parts of the self that might otherwise never have been revealed.

Walk Through The Crowd Is the second track to be released by O’Donnell under the new moniker of Ways of Seeing

“I wrote this song about the longing for a lost relationship. It’s a song tinged with regret for something that might have been.” explains O’Donnell. “It grapples with the idea that procrastination and indecision can stop us from seizing the lives we desire.”

“It imagines a second bite of the cherry but ponders whether the same fear would strike again – settling with the idea of something rather than grasping it, all for fear of failure or rejection. It ponders whether the courage to act would have had made any difference, the notion that there is always more time and the false sense of security these beliefs can provide. It depicts the internal struggle of someone who wants to break through a wall of cowardice that has thwarted their life up till now.”