Singer-songwriter Susie Dawson-Howe Releases Stunning Debut EP

Music Review | 6th Dec, 2024 Susie Dawson-Howe

Dublin based Susie Dawson-Howe is an artist known for her vulnerable songwriting that resonates with people from all across the board.

Releasing her debut single, Narcissus Pool released in November, Susie saw her land coverage with the likes of LMFM, Hot Press, Ones To Watch, RTE Entertainment, Otherside Reviews and many more setting a strong foundation for the release of her debut EP, Underwater.

Underwater is a collection of songs written between the ages of sixteen and nineteen, and grapples with Dawson-Howe's struggle with self identity and finding out who she is.

Tackling everything from the grief of lost friendships to the sense of displacement following depression, Susie pours her heart out in every song, giving voice to the most vulnerable parts of herself with cathartic and honest lyricism.

Musically Underwater draws sonically from folk, pop and rock music in a unique blend that is distinctively hers.

The focus track Occam's Razor, is an anthemic rock song underlined by Susie's acoustic guitar and vulnerable lyricism.

Written when she was 18, the track chronicles the self doubt and feelings of displacement she felt in her first semester of college, struggling to find her footing as an artist while the bulk of the people around her went into more technical fields.

Starting college was a whirlwind of new experiences and self-discovery, one that introduced Dawson-Howe to a world beyond what she had known previously, and the song grapples with her simultaneous fascination with that world and also the feeling of being lost in it, unsure of where life will take her next and yearning for the familiar.

Susie Dawson - Occam's Razor (Youtube)

The EP Underwater is available through all streaming platforms.

Photo Credit: Susie Dawson-Howe / Jawdropper Music

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