Former Revelino and The Coletranes guitar slinger Bren Berry has released his second solo single, Hairpin Bends, a song which reflects lyrically on fate and mortality after he underwent coronary surgery.
It follows the release of his well-received debut solo single Winter Song last November and speaking about the new track, Berry, how works as a concert promotor at Dublin's Vicar Street venue, says, "I wrote Hairpin Bends when I was recovering from coronary heart surgery, but I would like to think that it builds and shines with a sense of conviction and the joy that I feel about rediscovering music.
"It is a celebration of resilience and recovery and reflects on sadness, self-doubt, dead-ends and turning points with a bitter-sweet sense of optimism and hope.
"Sometimes we need to walk away from things, but we can also find our way back, even the longest way - in my case, I have found myself back making music over 20 years after I walked away!"
The accompanying video features the work of one of his favourite artists, Steve Simpson.
"I first fell in love with Steve Simpson's art when I discovered his work On Raglan Road through the good people at Dublin's Damn Fine Print," Berry says.
"I'm really drawn to the 'heart' imagery that is a regular feature in his work and really felt it would be the perfect visual representation of the song.
"I am beyond grateful to Steve for giving me permission to use his stunning trilogy called A Journey To Mindfulness, which is centred around the 'palpitating heart’ and is about personal turmoil, the search for answers and healing.
"I’m also extremely grateful to James Hyland and Mark Rizzo at Global Tour Creatives for producing such a stunning video."
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