With her delicate, atmospheric, sometimes psychedelic take on folk music, Irish singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power has issued a string of albums filled with poetic lyrics.

From her self-titled 2016 LP through 2020's Head Above The Water, Power was making music that felt dreamlike, and entirely personal.

But, with the release of Head Above The Water in the depths of 2020 lockdown, it ended up leading to a new era for Power's songwriting.

Recording more at home —in part, Power admits, due to the fact she's "been broke"— she found her songs gazing out at the world.

With the release of her new album Dream From The Deep Well, Power speaks to Anthony Carew on The International Pop Underground about its making.

"It's the first album where I'm looking out a bit more, and commenting on what I see, things that frustrate me in my society," Power explains.

"Truly, I think it was from being locked inside for two years. Everyone was bombarded with media. You couldn't hide from it. Or if you did hide from it, you were very lonely. During COVID, you had to; in my life, I saw a lot of news and media that maybe I would've been too busy or not looked at before.

"Things were really frustrating me. I could not bear the politicians. I felt so frustrated about the stupid pettiness of the politicians."

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