Irish folk-rock duo Basciville share captivating new single "Saintmaking" - taken from their forthcoming second album 'Love In The Time Of The State' out March 13th via Faction Records
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NEW ALBUM ‘LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE STATE’, OUT MARCH 13TH VIA FACTION RECORDS
Irish folk-rock duo Basciville return with “Saintmaking”, the captivating new single from their long-awaited second album ‘Love In The Time Of The State’, arriving March 13th via Faction Records.
Brimming with lyrical self-reflection and quiet resolve, “Saintmaking” sees the Wexford-born brothers turn inward, confronting their own tendencies to romanticise what’s out of reach. With textured production, soaring vocals, and a slow-burning intensity, it’s a track that wrestles with distraction, displacement, and the decision to stay present in the life you’ve chosen.
“‘Saintmaking’ is about calling yourself out on your shit and giving something an honest go,” the band explain. “In a lot of ways we’re wired to look over our shoulder at what’s potentially passing us by because of where we’ve planted ourselves. This song was born out of a feeling of wanting to let go of that pull and to focus on what’s gained rather than what’s lost.”
Their upcoming LP ‘Love In The Time Of The State’ captures the duo at their most urgent and unflinching: a collection of songs wrestling with disillusionment, existential weariness, and a love that persists despite the rot. “How do you sing a love song when the world is disgusted with you — or you’re disgusted with the world?” they ask. The answer, it seems, lies in songs that are both raw and restorative.
Musically, the record conjures ghosts of late-90s Radiohead, Nirvana Unplugged, Jeff Buckley, and Gustavo Santaolalla, with folk-rooted textures and soaring, cathartic crescendos. Highlights include the shimmering opener “Higher Plans”, the biting “Meteors and Let Downs”, and “Your Own Head”, a haunting duet with Ailbhe Reddy that channels the album’s emotional centre.
A fierce reckoning with modern life, ‘Love In The Time Of The State ‘is both cinematic and searing, unapologetically personal and politically attuned. Here, Basciville are offering presence, clarity, and solidarity in a disoriented age.
Equal parts band and production duo, Basciville have spent the past few years as quiet powerhouses in the Irish music scene, working as collaborators, writers and producers with names including Susan O’Neill, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, The Ocelots, and Ailbhe Reddy herself. Their own output to date includes the EPs ‘Blues in Red’ and ‘For All Lost Youth’, as well as their acclaimed debut album ‘Hymns to the Air’.
Known for blending folk, art rock, orchestral swells, and lyrical introspection, their sound moves between sparse minimalism and expansive arrangements, always led by a desire to soundtrack both the personal and political unrest of modern life.
Their upcoming second album, written in the wake of socio-political disillusionment and spiritual fatigue, explores the dissolution of ideals, the friction between vulnerability and survival, and the quiet rebellions that begin inside your own mind.
Catch Basciville live at the following shows:
March 20th – Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford
April 2nd – Whelan’s, Dublin
April 10th – Coughlan’s, Cork
April 11th – Levis’, Ballydehob
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