19 year old Orla Gartland, Irish singer/songwriter and YouTube sensation is releasing her new EP 'Lonely People' on the 18th of January. Gartland's YouTube channel was set up when she was just 13, after only having played guitar for a year and 'just wanting some feedback', her audience kept on rising and she now has over 10 million views on her channel. YouTube has proven to be a great platform for budding musicians such as Pentatonix and BriBry, so I have no doubt that her audience will keep on growing, especially with her bubbly personality contributing to her talent.After looking at other videos which gave Gartland her audience, I found this track to be quite a change in direction compared to her acoustic guitar driven covers; especially given the fact that most of her inspiration comes from folk artists such as Joni Mitchell. The new track 'Lonely People' from the EP has a definite influence from bands such as Bombay Bicycle Club, with catchy looped guitar riffs and a powerful chorus. It sways towards the pop genre rather than indie or folk but none the less it's still a good sing-a-long pop song. However, it would still be right to class her music as 'folk-pop' as there are clear elements in there of folk music with harmonised melodies and the tone of her voice resembling that of Lucy Rose.
Orla's debut 4 track EP 'Roots' hit number 1 in Ireland's main albums chart back in 2013 and the track 'Roots' was the iTunes single of the week. With that in mind, I wouldn't be surprised if this EP also reached the charts as she is hitting the road in the UK and the US later this year, no doubt her YouTube supporters following right behind.
(Tickets for her 2015 tour can be brought here)
Hannah Jolley
You can Orla Gartland on all social media:
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