Whenyoung have announced their second album, ‘Paragon Songs’, with the new single, ‘Unchained’
The ten-track project is set to arrive on April 7th via AntiFragile Music.
Irish duo Whenyoung have shared ‘Unchained’, a third single from their newly-announced second album, ‘Paragon Songs’.
It follows September’s comeback single, ‘A Little Piece Of Heaven’, which marked the pair’s first new material in over two years, and its recent follow-up, ‘The Laundress’. All three songs will be included in the ten-track project, which is set to arrive in full on April 7th via AntiFragile Music - it follows their 2019 debut album ‘Reasons To Dream’.
The new track features soaring vocals against an affirming percussive backing, letting loose for a full euphoria. Of the track, vocalist Aoife Powers explains: "’Unchained’ was written about a time when I was being made to feel like I was not enough as I am. I felt cramped, stunted, and in turn, obsessed with my weaknesses. Leaving this situation allowed me to regain my self-esteem and release the defensive layer I had used for protection."
“Every step is a new time in your existence and noting it down marks it, celebrates it and reveals you to yourself,” she shares on the new LP. “These lyrics represent who I am right now or who I've been the past year or two. My intention is to like myself and be kinder to myself. And so I can only present myself in the state that I am currently in which is healing not healed.”
You can listen to ‘Unchained’ here:
You can pre-order ‘Paragon Songs’ here - the full tracklist reads as below:
1. Shame Train
2. Rubiks Cube
3. The Laundress
4. Home Movie
5. Ghost
6. A Little Piece Of Heaven
7. Even More
8. Shed My Skin
9. Unchained
10. Gan Ainm
It follows September’s comeback single, ‘A Little Piece Of Heaven’, which marked the pair’s first new material in over two years, and its recent follow-up, ‘The Laundress’. All three songs will be included in the ten-track project, which is set to arrive in full on April 7th via AntiFragile Music - it follows their 2019 debut album ‘Reasons To Dream’.
The new track features soaring vocals against an affirming percussive backing, letting loose for a full euphoria. Of the track, vocalist Aoife Powers explains: "’Unchained’ was written about a time when I was being made to feel like I was not enough as I am. I felt cramped, stunted, and in turn, obsessed with my weaknesses. Leaving this situation allowed me to regain my self-esteem and release the defensive layer I had used for protection."
“Every step is a new time in your existence and noting it down marks it, celebrates it and reveals you to yourself,” she shares on the new LP. “These lyrics represent who I am right now or who I've been the past year or two. My intention is to like myself and be kinder to myself. And so I can only present myself in the state that I am currently in which is healing not healed.”
You can listen to ‘Unchained’ here:
You can pre-order ‘Paragon Songs’ here - the full tracklist reads as below:
1. Shame Train
2. Rubiks Cube
3. The Laundress
4. Home Movie
5. Ghost
6. A Little Piece Of Heaven
7. Even More
8. Shed My Skin
9. Unchained
10. Gan Ainm
Whenyoung previously announced a UK & EU tour run for 2023 - tickets are available here, with the full dates as below:
