Lar Kaye from All Tvvins/The Coronas has teamed up with West of Ireland singer Maria Kelly for new single, No Need To Cry. We asked them the BIG questions . . .
With roots in the acclaimed Irish rock trio Adebisi Shank, Lar co-founded All Tvvins with Conor Adams (The Cast Of Cheers) and they released their debut album IIVV in 2014.
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It peaked at No 2 on the Irish album charts and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year.
Throughout 2018, Lar committed to composing a piece of music daily, resulting in the colossal eight-hour, forty-seven-minute collection 2018, available for streaming and download here.
In 2019, Lar embarked on a collaboration with The Coronas and has since co-written and contributed to their last two chart-topping albums.
No Need To Cry featuring Maria Kelly, sees him working on an innovative project in which he will work with a diverse array of artists across various genres.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
Maria: I'm from the West of Ireland, you’ll nearly always find me near a big body of water, and I’m really terrible at answering these sorts of questions!
Lar: I’m a music nerd from Dublin, I am a dad to a cat called Maya, I was five years old the first time I saw a musician playing guitar, I remember that I was sitting on my dad's shoulders and I think that was the day that I fell in love with music.
How would you describe your music?
Maria: Songs for sensitivities.
Lar: Optimistic and hopeful
Who are your musical inspirations?
Maria: Regina Spektor, Joni Mitchell and Lisa Hannigan were my soundtrack when I was first starting to write. Currently continually inspired by writers like Angie McMahon and Olivia Barton, I’ve had their albums on repeat.
Lar: When I was a little dude, Radiohead and Nirvana changed my life. Now, as a grown-up, I will find inspiration in anything that moves me.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Maria: Paolo Nutini in the TF Theatre, Castlebar!
Lar: Radiohead in the RDS Dublin on the Ok Computer tour. A bit cooler than my second show, the Lighthouse Family, where I fainted, lol!
What was the first record you ever bought?
Maria: It was, very proudly, an S Club 7 CD.
Lar: I’m pretty sure it was a compilation of Disney songs, bought with my pocket money.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Maria: Divine Fault Line - Angie McMahon.
Lar: At the moment I keep going back to Broadcast - Echo’s Answer.
Favourite lyric of all time?
Maria: "People are just people, they shouldn’t make you nervous" - this whole verse in general from The Ghost of Corporate Future by Regina Spektor.
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Lar: A recent line that has resonated with me is from Villagers' That Golden Time: "Before the dulling of the mind, Encased in algorithm blues, Hollowed out the heavy stuff, Replaced it with a careful ruse".
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Maria: Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell.
Lar: Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent).
Where can people find your music/more information?
Maria: You can find me on my website/Instagram/Spotify.
Lar: Anywhere you dig out your tracks! X, my website, Instagram/Soundcloud/Spotify.
Alan Corr
