Lucy Gaffney’s New EP ‘Pitfalls’ Out Today; Shares Video for Anthemic Title Track

Rising Belfast-based musician and singer-songwriter Lucy Gaffney new EP Pitfalls is out today! Listen in full below…

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Produced by Duncan Mills (Bleach Lab, Jake Bugg, Geowulf) and her brother Thom Southern, Pitfalls taps into the realms of how endings can interact with new beginnings, like dawn radiating, emerging from the night, each song on the EP is drenched with the nuance and urgency of love, loss and hope. The lyrics talk of past memories etched into our minds that are relived in our dreams at night and how reflecting and embracing the passing of time can reveal the beauty in both the dark and the light of our past, present and future.

The EP features previously released singles, indie-pop gem ‘Big Love’ the poignantly tender ‘Locked Up Never Fade’, and the atmospheric ‘Forgive to Forget’ – all showcasing Gaffney’s undoubtable songwriting skill and a knack for crafting catchy songs.

To coincide with Pitfalls release today, Lucy Gaffney has shared a video for the anthemic head-bopping title track, watch below:

Lucy Gaffney – Pitfalls (Music Video):

Lucy Gaffney will be playing live later this month, see the current dates below:

About Lucy Gaffney:

Lucy Gaffney is no newcomer to the power of patience and pure intention. The Belfast native began releasing solo material in 2020, with two well-received lo-fi offerings, ‘Can’t Escape’ and ‘Send Me Away’, both recorded by The Coral frontman James Skelly and immediately caught the attention of Ireland’s most influential publication Hot Press Magazine.

Fast forward to 2023 and her EP Daydream In Tokyo luminously marks her arrival. To record the EP, Gaffney flew to the Isle Of Lewis in The Hebrides, Scotland to record a bunch of her new tracks at Black Bay Studios with her brother Thom Southern and renowned London-based producer Duncan Mills. “We had a lot of fun working on this track [Daydream In Tokyo] in particular and I think we captured a lot of that energy from the studio in the final mix,” she says. “I usually tend to construct songs with three tracks, meshing melodies and hooks together. Like on this song, I can usually just hear it in my head. I love deconstructing a track and blending things together, almost like a DJ would.”

Alongside Duncan Mills and Thom Southern, Gaffney tapped into the simple yet powerful majesty of the moment when she holed up in the secluded Black Bay recording studio on the Isle of Lewis last year. For two weeks, the trio worked around the clock to realise her vision for widescreen indie-pop that makes space for big hooks every bit as sonic points of reference such as Pixies, Pavement, and more. 

Lucy Gaffney’s new EP Pitfalls is out now via Nettwerk.