Driven Snow - Flickers of You (single)
Tired of forever being sounding boards for each other’s songs, Kieran McGuinness (Delorentos) and Emily Aymler (Republic of Loose) have been working away quietly on a collaborative musical venture for a few years. Little by little Driven Snow began to emerge in the shape of a collection of songs that are at odds with, yet informed by, the duo's collective musical outings (Kieran as a lynchpin of Delorentos and Emily as a vocalist with Republic of Loose and Stars On Fire). The pair decamped (with children, grandparents and all) to Donegal, taking their musical sketches up to Tommy McLaughlin’s Attica Studios (Villagers, S.O.A.K., Pillow Queens) and encouraging them to grow into simple, gentle tunes with a big heart and a common soul.
Driven Snow is now ready to take a step into the real world... Their opening salvos offer a tantalising hint of the yearning curiosity in their songwriting via a mix of classic harmonies housed in uncluttered acoustic and electronic sounds. Influences include Neil Young, Beach House, Cat Power, Scandinavian TV shows and fireside beers. The realities of life as a musician in modern Ireland have never been more beautifully articulated.
For their new project Kieran and Emily have a simple aim: that Driven Snow will make music that they would listen to - music that means something.
Driven Snow now release “Flickers of You” (FIFA Records/Driven Snow Music) their third and final offering in 2022.
Slinky, subtle and laid back, “Flickers of You” is a musical exploration of the quieter parts of a long-term relationship. Emerging from a song writing exercise (with reference to the Periodic Table) that Kieran had immersed himself, the tune only really started to come together when Emily walked into the room, added the vocal chorus and left again…one of those random moments of magic that all of the best songs rely on.