Following a breakout year that saw them named one of Hot Press magazine’s “Hot for 2025” and their acclaimed single The Mountain featured among District Magazine’s Best Songs of 2024, Cushla return with the hauntingly powerful new single 7 Years, out April 25.
The track serves as the lead offering from their upcoming debut album Tech Duinn, also released this April 25th via Foehn Records.
7 Years sees Cushla rework a classic broken-token folk ballad, infusing it with their signature blend of sean-nós vocals, analog synths, and layered electronic textures. Driven by the ethereal voice of celebrated sean-nós singer Nell Ní Chróinín, the track merges traditional Irish instrumentation—pipes, fiddles, and drones—with pulsing drum machines and haunting ambient soundscapes. The result is a deeply atmospheric and emotionally rich interpretation that speaks to both ancient longing and contemporary resonance.
The song’s dark, cinematic tone highlights Cushla’s dedication to honoring Ireland’s rich cultural heritage while pushing its sonic boundaries into new, genre-defying territory.
The upcoming album Tech Duinn builds on the sonic world Cushla introduced in previous singles Ar Casa and The Mountain, both of which received widespread acclaim for their innovative fusion of old-world Irish tradition with modern production techniques. The album promises to delve further into the mythic, linguistic, and emotional themes that have defined Cushla’s sound to date.
With a name referencing the Celtic otherworld—a place between life and death, myth and memory—Tech Duinn is a conceptual journey that invites listeners to cross musical thresholds and explore the liminal spaces between tradition and futurism.