A brand new Heavenly signing Absolute Lilt aka Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy – have today released their debut Heavenly single ‘P Stands For Paddy.’ Taken from their 7-track Criostal EP, which is released digitally on 31st July, it brings a modern take on one of Ireland’s oldest vocal traditions, lilting and is a swirling hypnosis of a song that marries two perfect voices to create something that’s part Balearic and 1000% Irish.
• LISTEN TO ‘P STANDS FOR PADDY’•
Absolute Lilt are part of the all-female Irish collective BIIRD.
Talking about the track and accompanying video which features comedian Mike Rice, Kate Nash as a judge and presented by Doireann Ni Ghlacáin.
The duo say:
“Lilting is nonsense, quite literally. For the music video we wanted to capture the essence of Irish nonsense at its best so we created “The Fairest Man” concept, inspired by Ireland’s love for a kitch & very-country pageant. Think Father Ted in 2026! Our director Olivia Mcloughin knew exactly how to bring the idea to screen and absolutely smashed it! And as for the all star cast, they had us rolling around laughing from the second the filming started. We hope everyone loves it as much as we do!“
• WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘P STANDS FOR PADDY’ •
Video director Olivia McLaughlin added:
“Getting to collaborate with Lisa and Niamh on something funny, sexy, and with a healthy dose of Irish specificity – I said yes immediately. With the Father Ted ‘Lovely Girls Competition’ as our reference, we wanted to completely flip the gaze. There’s a real hilarity and absurdity to how enthusiastically we reward men for being completely average, and we had a lot of fun pulling that apart. I’m grateful to the incredibly talented cast and crew who were up for all of it, every step of the way.”
• CRIOSTAL EP • RELEASED ON JULY 31ST • PRE-SAVE HERE •
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