Dermot Kennedy has announced that he will release his new album, Sonder, on Friday, 23 September.
The album - the follow-up to Kennedy's 2019 debut Without Fear - is preceded by a new track called Dreamer.
The word 'sonder' is defined as: "The profound feeling of realising that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it."
"The meaning behind Sonder has resonated with me so much for years," said Kennedy of his choice of album title.
"I exist in an industry where we're encouraged to constantly only think about ourselves and I find that exhausting and uninspiring.
"I want to learn about you. Let us share all of our triumphs, all of our troubles. Let this music belong to all of us, to find our own stories and our own solace within it."
Kennedy is currently supporting Shawn Mendes in the US. He is among the headliners at Electric Picnic in Co Laois in September.
