Alternative Irish Artist TORPEY releases new single “Only The Good Die Young”
Born in Tulla, Co. Clare, Torpey grew up surrounded by music due to his mother, Kate Purcell, singer with the Grammy-nominated band Cherish The Ladies.
Over time, his own taste in music expanded to acts like Bon Iver and Bob Dylan, inspiring the artist to combine the grounded elements of the folk genre with warm and upbeat qualities of rock and pop.
Self-produced in his bedroom studio last Autumn, the track is the first single from his forthcoming EP. He explains:
"I like to think of ‘Only The Good Die Young’ as falling into the camp of ‘optimistic nihilism’. It’s a song that is lyrically about feeling nihilistic about the state of the world but with music that uplifts and offers catharsis to that feeling”
A nostalgic, hooky single that builds welcome momentum for the rising artist.
