Birds in Winter - demos

a selection of demos from Oscar Blue's forthcoming debut album, out November 2025.

1. Lighthouse (demo)

"For the last four years I’ve worked in social care, dealing with people experiencing homelessness, addiction and a range of other issues. This is a song inspired by the journey for recovery and redemption many of my clients are on."

2. Birds in Winter (demo)

"A song about hope and gratitude that I wrote while travelling last year. A reminder that “there’s birds in a winter that never make it south.”

3. Chin Up Kid (demo)

"A roundabout way of saying” I love you” to my best mate who’s been through a really tough time."

4. Luck of the Draw (demo)

"A song about division, social issues like migration and the fine lines that separate the lived realities of one human from another. "

5. Bones (demo)

"I think a real moment of growing up is realising you will never have enough time to do all the things you would love to in one lifetime. Time slows down for no one and this song is me trying to embrace that fact."

{playlist} Birds in Winter - selection of album demos

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Press Quotes

"The most comfortable and confident on stage of any other performer I caught that night, Oscar Blue’s stage presence is simplistic, yet powerful. Finally, someone was able to bring the intensely shy crowd to the front of the stage and swing along." - Brenna Ransden, Hotpress

“Lilting melodies and commanding songwriting” - Nialler9

“One of the most naturally talented writers I’ve had the pleasure to have worked with” - Philip Magee 

“An irresistible folk-infused indie-pop sound.” - Hotpress

“Really beautiful” - Ed Smith, Today FM

“Oscar Blue has the good stuff” - Luka Bloom

"Beneath each of Blue’s anthemic, indie-pop melodies, there is a story. Drawing from real-life experience, Blue uses his songwriting as a scalp as he carves out a sentimental reflection on his own life – from childhood memories of growing up in rural Ireland, to anecdotes of heartache and loss. You might step in the room not recalling his name but you will leave with a warm sense of familiarity." - Lucy Jamison, University Times

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amanda@oscarbluemusic.com

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