Kodaline guitarist Mark Prendergast has released his debut EP with his new project Man Alive, saying his new solo songs were inspired by a break-up.
The six-track Colours includes What Are The Chances, which he co-wrote with James Vincent McMorrow and Ciaran Warren.
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Speaking about the new EP, Prendergast says, "Some songs are about going through a really sh**** time, and there are some about wanting to sit around the house, and just not have to deal with real life.
"Like everybody else in this world, you go through moments where you're f***ing great and you go through moments where you're not. I suppose each song is just about a different kind of emotion, and that discovery of figuring out who you are and all that kind of craic."
Prendergast had already written his own songs while touring and recording with Dublin band Kodaline but felt the style of the music didn't fit the band but he never had an outlet for them.
Early in the project, he was in Los Angeles where he played an early version of Be Someone to Irish comedian and actress Aisling Bea.
Colours EP out now.. My first little collection of tunes is now out in the world. Hope you guys dig it.
— Man Alive (@manalive_music) September 15, 2023
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She then suggested a name for Prendergast’s new project, bluntly stating that its original title, Blood Type, was "s***, and it just doesn’t match your music."
He has played as Man Alive just three times: a sold-out London headline show at The Waiting Room; an acoustic Ruby Sessions performance in Dublin; and an informal pop-up in Kuala Lumpur during the current Kodaline tour.
