NewDad

NewDad released their debut single ‘How’ in 2020 and steadily built an ever-burgeoning fanbase around their spellbinding dream-pop. They’ve released a critically-acclaimed debut album in 2024’s ‘Madra’, gained a fan in their ultimate hero, The Cure’s Robert Smith, and toured parts of the world they never thought they’d get to visit. But for all that to be possible, the Galway three-piece have had to give up some things, too.

Around four years ago, the band – singer/guitarist Julie Dawson, guitarist Sean O’Dowd, drummer Fiachra Parslow – left their home behind and moved to London. It’s a relocation that’s helped them thrive as a group, but is also something that Dawson still has mixed feelings about.

NewDad are bringing something fresh to the new wave of original, formidable young acts from the country, distinctive from their peers as they join them in making waves around the world. Whether live or on record and regardless of where listeners are tuning in from, Dawson hopes ‘Altar’ helps people gain the courage to stand up for themselves and be proud of themselves, and gain the strength that this confident new album has given her.