Following the release of Sydenham, Irish ensemble NOTIFY unveil ‘Weather the Storm’, the latest single from their upcoming album For Now. Written by Pádraig Rynne, the piece pairs a long-carried melody with the restless energy of a West Clare storm.
Some tunes arrive quickly. Others take years to find their shape.
The seed of Weather the Storm had been with Rynne for a long time. The melody stayed in the back of his mind, resurfacing again and again, carrying within it the outlines of the tune that would eventually emerge on For Now. When work began on the album, he returned to the idea convinced it still had something to say.
Its final form arrived during a fierce storm on the Clare coast. As wind battered the house and electricity threatened to disappear at any moment, the tune was completed and recorded in a rush of concentration. That sense of movement remains at the heart of the piece. Driven by a pulsing 7/8 rhythm, Weather the Storm surges forward with a feeling of momentum and uncertainty, while its shifting sections create moments of tension before returning to familiar ground.
What began as a melody carried over many years became one of the defining pieces on For Now; a tune shaped by persistence, place and a very Irish battle with the weather.
Weather the Storm was composed by Pádraig Rynne, arranged and performed by NOTIFY, and produced by Pádraig Rynne and Davie Ryan. The track was recorded by Christian Best at Monique Studios, mixed by Alex Borwick and mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering.
For Now is a record shaped as much by instinct as by composition. The music that brought NOTIFY into the studio provided the foundation, but the band deliberately left room for spontaneity: arrangements were often discovered together on the mornings of recording, first takes remained first takes, and unplanned ideas were allowed to redirect the music. The result is an album that feels immediate, exploratory and deeply connected to the people in the room.
Place is woven throughout the record. Sydenham, the first piece written for the album, takes its name from Davie’s home, where the earliest ideas began. Caherea Valley looks from Pádraig’s childhood home towards the Shannon Estuary; Alderman’s Bath recalls a place close to where Rory grew up outside Cork City; and Glenveagh bears the name of Hugh’s childhood home in Cobh. These locations are more than titles: they hold the memories, friendships and personal histories from which the music emerged.
Featuring guest appearances from two-time GRAMMY Award winner Rhiannon Giddens, and acclaimed Galway songwriter Niamh Regan, listeners can expect music rooted in traditional practice but unafraid of rhythmic and textural experimentation. Acoustic instruments move from intimate, exposed lines to dense ensemble passages; familiar forms such as reels, jigs, songs and slow airs are opened into less predictable spaces. Odd metres are central to the record’s motion: Weather the Storm drives through 7/8, Glenveagh sets 4/4 against 7/8, and the closing title track gradually reveals a concealed 9/8 pulse.
For Now is not intended as a final statement. It is a reflection of who we are at this particular moment: the people and places that have shaped us, the losses and friendships we carry, and the music we wanted to make together. The closing track gave the album its name and its final image of a ship sailing slowly into the night, moving towards the horizon without knowing exactly what lies ahead. “Where it takes us next, we don’t know. But this is where we are. For now.”
The album will be available for pre order from 18 September 2026, with the full release on 16 October 2026 across vinyl, CD and digital formats.
‘For Now’, the new album by NOTIFY will arrive 16th October 2026