Boa Morte

Coughlan's, Douglas St.

Thu 29th Oct, 7:30 pm

Boa Morte

Coughlan's

Thu 29th Oct, 7:30 pm

Cork's Boa Morte return to promote the release of their upcoming 5th album, "Signal:Lost", which is part of a 2 album project, the second of which will be released in early 2027. Both albums continue with their unique blend of alternative folk and quiet, ambient sounds.


Reviews of ‘The Total Space’ (2023): **** (4/5) RnR Magazine (UK) - “songs swell, crash and drone like Alison Cotton meeting Thom Yorke….. and play with format and texture echoing early Pierce Turner, Bill Callahan and Lankum, albeit with an electronic nucleus”. The Irish Examiner – “With its long ambient passages and layered sonic textures, the new album sees a significant evolution in the band’s sound... The Total Space is replete with moments of quiet magic and hushed beauty” 
8/10 Norman Records – "The arrangements often recall Carissa’s Wierd at their most hopeful, a stripped down Sparklehorse, and cult 4AD group Piano Magic. Arguably the most undersung group in this entire write up, Boa Morte are the definition of a hidden gem." No More Workhorse – “it almost feels like one continuous piece, but every time you listen to the album you hear something new... What it boils down to is their best album to date.” 
Reviews of ‘Before there was air’ (2020): ***** (5/5) RnR Magazine (UK) – “The tunes flow into each other creating the sense of a suite, as if Brian Eno’s Apollo, Atmospheres and Soundtracks had been recorded instead by Robert Wyatt and James Yorkston”. 
9/10 Norman Records (UK) – “There’s an off-kilter approach to music-making here, with woozy arrangements exposing the true beauty of their chosen instrumentation. Glorious, earthy and touching music, sometimes with shades of James Yorkston or Gruff Rhys” **** (4/5) The Irish Times – “slow burning alt-folk doesn’t come any more steady or smooth” 
For Folks Sake (UK) – “Boa Morte deliver an album awash in sound that challenges one to listen with an open mind. Before there was air is a gift that has been dropped on an audience that must listen closely to comprehend all its beauty”