Imelda May will release Slip Of The Tongue, a debut EP of her poetry this June on which she tackles issues such as obsession, heartbreak, love and our current Covid-19 isolation.
The first track, Home, is out today, with one poem to follow every week leading up to the nine-track EP.
"I constantly write. Writing pads are filled, backs of envelopes, scraps of paper are scribbled on and scattered around me in between books, trinkets and photos," says The Liberties singer.
"Melodies swirl in my head. Footsteps become the rhythm to a song. But often words don't feel like they need anything more than to be spoken aloud or read alone.
"They just feel good as they are. But I still hear music. It evokes such strong emotion. So I decided to combine my two loves. I think they dance beautifully. I hope you agree."
Home is set to a backdrop of instrumental strings, and speaking of the track, Imelda says, "My friend Sara was getting married and I decided to write a poem as a gift. It made me sit and really think about Love and what it is in all its forms and to look at it purely from loves own point of view.
"I surmised what it might tell us if we simply took the time to listen and realised, for me, true love is where I can be my true self, it feels like home."
Imelda’s last album, 2017’s Life Love Flesh Blood, landed at No.2 in the Irish Album Charts and No.5 in the UK. Last year, her 2008 album Love Tattoo was named the bestselling album of all-time by a homegrown female Irish artist by the Official Charts Company.
