Dublin-born, London-based singer-songwriter Orla Gartland returns with a new single ‘Why Am I Like This?’. With a songwriting skill, perception and maturity that belies her young years, Gartland has created an existential pop track for her generation. ‘Why Am I Like This?’ articulates what many suffer but simply can’t put into words – feelings of social anxiety, self-doubt and the strain of that constant negative voice in one’s own head.
“Maybe I’m an old soul in a young body, Maybe you don’t really want me there at your birthday party. I’ll be there in the corner,thinking right over everything single word of the conversation we just had.”‘Why Am I Like This?’
With comparisons already made to the confessionary and cathartic pop of Stevie Nicks, Gartland has a reputation for being brutally honest and always personal in her writing, with ‘Why Am I Like This?’ being her most vulnerable and inward-facing song to date. She expands:
“’Why Am I Like This?’ started with me reflecting on a couple situations, filled with regret and forever fixated what I could have done, what I could have said. As the chorus hits we cycle around the same question again and again, as if stuck in a loop WHY AM I LIKE THIS?”.
‘Why Am I Like This?’ is a soul-searching pop ballad colored with a pop, with Gartland taking inspiration from the multi-layered, characterful indie sounds of artists such as Regina Spektor and St.Vincent. Already racking up half a million YouTube views for the bedroom demo video, ‘Why Am I Like This?’ follows last year’s singles ‘I Go Crazy’ and ‘Between My Teeth’ which garnered coverage from tastemakers such as The Line of Best Fit, Pop Justice and 405 among many others. To date Gartland’s music has been streamed over 8 million times on Spotify alone, with 180k YouTube subscribers and thousands of loyal online supporters.
‘Why Am I Like This?’ was produced and mixed by Gethin Pearson and mastered by Robin Schmidt and features backing vocals recorded and submitted by Gartland’s biggest fans. It is released digitally on 8 th February and is taken from Gartland’s new EP which follows later in the year.
Gartland tours Europe with Dodie in February-March including a sold-out show at Roadhouse,London on the 24 th March followed by her own headline UK/Ireland tour in April:
UK/IRELAND TOUR:
8 April: Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham – SOLD-OUT
10 April: Cyprus Avenue, Cork
11 April: The Sound House, Dublin
13 April: Stereo, Glasgow\
14 April: The Deaf Institute, Manchester – SOLD-OUT
16 April: The Louisiana, Bristol
17 April: Omeara, London – NEWLY ADDED
18 April: Omeara, London – SOLD-OUT
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