Singer-songwriter, Marty McGuigan, releases stunning indie track

Music Review | 19th June, 2025 Marty McGuigan

With influences from Lennon, McCartney, Dylan and Hendrix, singer-songwriter, Marty McGuigan, is a mystical raconteur who seeks world domination with his wondrous, psychedelic lullabies and sonic cyclones in (mostly) 4/4 time.

The latest release from the Dublin musician is the infectious single, For My Sorrows. Up-tempo and with influences from the 1960's, the track has a bluesy feel to it while still retaining its smooth melodic pop qualities.

Lyrically, For My Sorrows, tells a tale of someone who feels like his life is permanently on display for vultures, know-alls, sadists and cynics. Our narrator is a tad paranoiac and feels that even those closest to him can't be trusted and don't take him seriously. He's desperate to escape this circus that he acknowledges may be, at least in part, be of his own creation. The song speaks of our public personas, image preservation, media scrutiny and shaming because of unrealistic external/internal expectations.

So musically I thought I'd match this intensity with a heavier, rockier sound that's a little bit like the hazy, harder side of The Doors in style, I think. It was aimed at matching the frenetic, frenzied and breakneck speed of the narrator's own stream-of-conscious thoughts and flights of fancy. - McGuigan

McGuigan has traveled all over Europe with his music and has played hundreds of gigs and at festivals throughout this time. He has released three self-written songs on Spotify, Itunes, Amazon and all Good, Bad and Ugly streaming services near you! He has played live acoustic sets of original material on radio pretty often.

Marty McGuigan - For My Sorrows

The single, For My Sorrows, is available through all streaming platforms.

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