ALTERNATIVE GOTH METAL ENTITY, AILSHA RELEASES ‘MEOW’ SINGLE

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Oran

Former Eurovision hopefull, Ailsha has been steadily releasing new music since her rise in the public eye. Her new single, ‘Meow’ is described as ‘her heaviest release to date’ – listen below….

AILSHA is an alt-metal (more specifically, ‘sparklecore’) artist from Co. Wicklow, Ireland. With a background in video game composition, the pink-haired singer knows how to make explosive tracks with attitude, personality and of course, sparkle.

A blend of heavy guitar riffs, double kicks and twinkling Y2K- inspired synths create her signature sound as well as her ability to switch between sugary-sweet vocals and harsh, chilling screams.

2024 has propelled the singer’s career to international recognition as a result of her releases this year. AILSHA was runner-up in Ireland’s Eurosong National Final in January for Eurovision 2024 with hit single ‘Go Tobann‘ (achieved ‘Future Flavour’ with Nels Hylton at BBC Radio 1, inclusion in Spotify editorial playlists Viral 50 Ireland, Misfits 2.0 and The Pit, reached #1 in the Irish iTunes Rock Charts and topped Eurovision reader polls globally during Eurosong), and her previous single ‘Haunted‘ achieved inclusion in Spotify editorial playlists New Music Friday UK, The Pit, The Locker, Rock The World and Alternative Ireland, features on BBC Radio 1 (Future Flavour and BBC Introducing Rock), and reached #1 in the Irish iTunes Rock and Metal Charts.

Off the back of the success of her previous two releases this year enters ‘MEOW‘, an exciting concoction of alternative and progressive metal which laments the everyday life of AILSHA’s beloved- but annoying- pet cat, Nugget.

Boasting three legs, a pretty face and serving a tonne of attitude, ‘MEOW‘ describes Nugget’s demands for constant admiration and her persistent pursuit of endless attention. Forever looking down upon everybody else around her with lyrics like “give me a reason why I should come down to Earth, if you won’t look at me when you’re my universe“.

In the ‘sparklecore’ artist’s own words; “‘MEOW’ was a fun song to create and was inspired by my cat Nugget’s constant demands for attention. I wanted to write the song from her perspective which I feel applies to most pets- they’re only here for a short time, but a good time, and within that short time we become their whole world. I wanted to sing/scream the lyrics in a way I imagine she would if she could and I tried things with my vocals that I hadn’t tried in a track before. It’s definitely the heaviest song yet and already a hit at my live shows- I can’t wait for people to hear this one.”

Catch Ailsha live at the following venues:

August 2nd, 7Twenty, Londonderry, UK
August 3rd, Letterkenny Pride, Donegal, IE
September 27th, McHugh’s Venue, Drogheda, IE
October 4th, Kavanagh’s Venue, Portlaoise, IE
October/November, MCD Headline, Dublin TBC, IE