The House Must Win (2026)

"When Flannery released his debut "Evening Train" in 2005, he imagined a cast of characters inhabiting the songs. Over the intervening two decades, the Cork singer fleshed out his ideas, creating a full musical based around it. This is the result: an ambitious musical which sees Flannery joined by an array of stunning musicians. Arranged by Liam Robinson (Hadestown), the album features a host of duets with female singers, including longtime collaborators Lisa Hannigan, Yvonne Daly and Susan O’Neill, and Anaïs Mitchell. Flannery’s brothers make their recorded debut on the foul-mouthed tirade of "Take It On The Chin", the wonderfully Waits-ean western fable at the album’s heart. Indeed, the spirit of Tom Waits is on the loose – the instrumentation and arrangements are reminiscent of the great man’s junkyard orchestration. Elsewhere, the country-tinged gospel of "In The Gutter" rolls like Ray LaMontagne. These 20 tracks vibrate with two decades’ worth of love, care and attention. Superb." (Hot Press; 8.5/10)

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