Somebody’s Child : When Youth Fades Away (White Vinyl)

Following the breakout success of their self-titled debut album in 2023, Dublin’s Somebody’s Child – the project led by Cian Godfrey – return with a bold new chapter in their musical journey, their highly anticipated second studio album ‘When Youth Fades Away’, via Frenchkiss Records. Recorded in the US with Grammy Award-winner Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit), ‘When Youth Fades Away’ showcases a leap in maturity, both musically and thematically, for the band. Frontman Cian Godfrey describes the album as a reflection on the inevitable process of ageing and the shifting perspectives that come with it. ‘When Youth Fades Away’ explores a new range of emotional and sonic territory, from the synth-driven experimentation of the title track, to the introspective, stripped-back vulnerability of ‘Irish Goodbye’. Drawing influences from early electronic pioneers Kraftwerk (whose use of technology became a north star for the band) and the