Led by Conor McDonnell, they've built a catalog of reflective songs that sit between folk and ambient.
If you're new to Talos, start with 'Let Go' and 'To Each His Own', they frame that atmospheric, reflective sound pretty well. The vocals sit in that space between folk and ambient, which is where they feel most at home.
Talos matters because they've carved out a specific space in Irish music that feels both personal and expansive. Songs like 'Let Go' and 'Odyssey' show how they maintain that moody, reflective feel across albums. Their 2015 track 'To Each His Own' first caught attention with that atmospheric quality, and they've kept building on it ever since.
They started with a self-titled album in 2015, followed by Acts of Love in 2018 and All the Ways You Sing in 2022. McDonnell has been open about personal struggles during the band's early days, and they've continued making records through that. There was a 2019 interview that caused some noise, with McDonnell apologizing for remarks that upset people.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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