Irish songsmith Seán Mulrooney continues to launch a solo career with the announcement of his debut solo album This Is My Prayer which is set for release on Friday 14th February 2025.

The first single to be lifted from the eight track album is ‘Ag Múschlaighacht’, which comprises an atmospheric visual accompaniment to boot.

Seán Mulrooney's decision to go solo marks a significant and deeply personal turning point in his musical journey. Following years of success with Tau & the Drones of Praise and over two decades of enriching sonic exploration, including 13 years spent in Berlin, the Ireland-based Mulrooney felt a powerful creative pull to step away and craft something distinctly his own, and the result is the psych-folk debut LP This Is My Prayer.

The shift first began to materialise with the unveiling of ‘No Two Sides’ in December 2023, a heart-rending track that addresses the genocide of the Palestinian people, which unfortunately still rings true. The song certainly resonated, having vaulted up the charts to No.7 on iTunes, becoming a major springboard for the singer’s new direction.

"The creation of this album was deeply influenced by a period of solitude following a breakup," Mulrooney explains. "I retreated to a cabin in Wicklow in January 2024, where I could channel this grief into music." It certainly did the trick.

Mulrooney describes the album’s tone as intensely personal, yet broadly resonant, speaking of: "Love as a supernova that removes all shackles, that sweet spot between you and I, sorrow and joy.”

As such, the themes range from heartache to self-love, a reclaiming of personal power. One track even features a story about how dolphins get high on a psychoactive compound called tetrodotoxin found in, er, pufferfish excretion.

While this new sound diverges from the psych-folk traditions of Tau, it still draws from the deep well of inspiration that has always characterised Mulrooney's work.

Check out the video to the first single to be lifted from the album, ‘Ag Múschlaighacht’, below. The visual accompaniment was shot in Co. Wicklow with direction from Mulronney and Helio Leon.