We’re not saying that Dermot Kennedy’s new single is going to right all of 2020’s musical wrongs. We’re just here to argue that it might.
It’s called Giants and it’s an upbeat, handclap-laden pop song that’s almost certainly going to soundtrack all of your summertime piss-ups for the next few months. So, in short, it’s precisely the last thing that you’d expect to hear from Dermot Kennedy. 🤷
Well, that’s 2020 for you. Things have gotten weird. Still, here’s Dermot with a suitably downbeat quote to keep things on-brand:
“Change hurts and growing hurts. Giants is a song about just that, steeped in bittersweet nostalgia. It’s about acknowledging our loss of youth and how time inevitably changes things. Yet in the same breath the song is an encouragement to be brave – individually, and collectively. Walking into an unknown future together can be beautiful just as much as it is scary. As events have unfolded over the last few months and have at times felt hopeless, this song has carried me through as a reminder that the future is still full of hope and there is opportunity in the darkness and a brighter future can await.
I want people to listen to this song and hold on to that thought. Let go of the past and grab the change that is in front of us, and make it for the better. Even if it hurts. The time is now.”
