Multi-faceted singer-songwriter and producer Cosha releases the new EP MurMurs today, her first project since the critically acclaimed album, Mt. Pleasant, it comes alongside focus track ‘Relish’ and visual, ‘Glow’.
MurMurs sees Cosha in a chrysalis state, dancing between the points where pain and joy meet as she navigates the grey space that comes with change. “I liked the idea that ‘murmurs’ are always there humming along whether you want to tune into it or not, like a shadow following you,” Cosha says. Letting go of the shadows of the past, visual track ‘Glow’ serves as a cathartic and hopeful closer, embodying the main sentiment of the EP: “we experience pain to understand the contrast of what joy actually is—and what we came here to do is to experience joy.”
The project comes after Cosha’s first cover for French tastemaker Interlope Magazine, joining the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sega Bodega and Klein, as well as an interview with iconic publication Schön!.
Previous singles ‘Sun Back’, ‘Want You Back’ and ‘Fire Me Up’, served as signifiers of a new era for Cosha, still underpinned by her trademark raw and sensual sound. After a packed-out launch party for ‘Sun Back’, attended by some of the most prevalent talent in London, she has since had features in i-D and Something Curated, as well as her recent Shygirl collab ‘Thicc’ receiving praise from Pitchfork, The Fader and DJ Mag. Irish tastemakers have long championed Cosha, including District Magazine, Nialler9, Hot Press, The Irish Examiner, and myriad others.
Having grown up in a small fishing town in Co. Wicklow, Cosha found comfort in being surrounded by nature from a young age. Venturing into unknown territory with her move to London at 17, she was quickly wrapped up in the music industry and all its flurry, touring with Mura Masa, Flume, Tirzah & Nile Rodgers, songwriting for Charli XCX & Shygirl, soundtracking commercials for Dior, Apple & Victoria’s Secret and hit TV shows such as Gossip Girl and Conversations with Friends, while also beginning her own solo project, working with producers Rostam Batmangalij (Solange, Frank Ocean), Emile Haynie (SZA, Lana Del Rey) and Koreless (FKA Twigs, Sampha) on her debut album Mt.Pleasant (2021). Now, as she transitions from Mt. Pleasant to her next era, she moves from her city pace to something slower, taking time to breathe and reboot and, as reflected in the visuals – back to where she started, in nature.
Dublin live show at Workmans Cellar, May 28th
& London live show at The Lower Third, Soho May 31st
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EP cover art shot by Björk Vogue photographer Viðar Logi