U.S. political singer-songwriter Carsie Blanton exorcises her desire to be part of the it crowd with her punchy new single ‘Cool Kids,’ out today, 16th February, 2024. The single is her last release before her new album After the Revolution is out in the world on Thursday, 21st March, 2024.
Following her hit 2023 Other Voices performance, Blanton will set off on an April 2024 Irish tour to celebrate her new record. She will play venues in Dundalk, Limerick, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Dublin, and London, with tickets on sale from carsieblanton.com.
‘Cool Kids’ encapsulates Blanton’s appeal: She’s simply not afraid to be herself. Instead of following trends or pursuing conventional definitions of success, Blanton is all for “embracing the pure joy of being a weirdo pinko punk who will always be in debt and will never win a Grammy.”
An honorary Irish person at this stage, the rabble rouser won fans all over the country on her Autumn 2023 Irish tour, during which she played solo and supported Declan O’Rourke. Her four latest singles, all off After the Revolution, have enjoyed ample airplay on Irish radio, particularly on RTÉ Radio 1. Blanton’s song ‘My Good Friends’ has garnered 1.5 million radio impacts since its release in November 2023. She is in high demand, having played live on Newstalk’s Moncrieff and interviewed on the likes of BBC Radio Ulster, RTÉ Radio 1, and Dundalk FM.
In a time that can feel so bleak, Blanton’s spirited attitude is a tonic for the soul. “It is possible to face the world as it is—rapidly heating, ruled by grifters, ravaged by profitable wars—and still have hope,” Blanton says. “Not the narrow, grasping hope you might hang on an election, but a patient, zoomed-out hope. I still believe in people.”
Blanton is known for her 2020 tribute to John Prine, ‘Fishin with You’, which brought her to the lineup for the sold-out Vicar Street Celebration of John Prine in early 2023. That show introduced Blanton to Declan O’Rourke and a string of other outstanding Irish musicians, and the rest is history.
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