The Pull

Video Blue, the musical project of Dundalk native Jim O’Donoghue Martin, releases his new album The Pull. The album includes the single ‘First Snow’ featuring whenyoung’s Aoife Power. Written and recorded throughout the various lockdowns, The Pull reflects the uneasy, confusing, and intensely emotional thought processes of a confined population. O’Donoghue Martin can be heard re-evaluating his life ambitions during yet another mundane lockdown shopping trip to satisfy a newfound interest in cooking on Weatherspeak.  Across it’s 10 tracks, The Pull combines wistful guitars and melancholic synths that recall New Order’s reflective pop with the part sung / oft spoken-word observational lyrics of Baxter Dury. Contemplative ambient electronics add texture throughout adding a sense of both nostalgia and the possibility of exciting futures.