# American-Irish Artist RONAN CONROY Presents ‘Double Helix’ From Forthcoming Album ‘The Slow Death of the LoveMyth’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/american-irish-artist-ronan-conroy-presents-double-helix-from-forthcoming-album-the-slow-death-of-the-lovemyth/
- Published: 2022-08-30T15:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_“Dreamy, brooding and ethereal with a DIY punk ethos… sonically haunting and otherworldly
with dark fairy-land shimmer”_ ~ **Amplify Music Magazine**

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**Photo by Shannon Brown**

Brooklyn-based artist [**Ronan Conroy**](http://www.ronansconroy.com/) presents 
his new single[ **‘Double Helix’**](https://youtu.be/kGRwvHQY6jI), an atmospheric
track featuring captivating vocals by **Julie Dicterow ****of**** **[**Oh Halo**](https://www.facebook.com/Oh-Halo-117531121600417/).
Lush with dark reverie, this is the first taster of his forthcoming album** **[**‘The Slow Death of the LoveMyth’**](https://ronanconroy.bandcamp.com/album/the-slow-death-of-the-lovemyth),
beautifully complemented by a captivating video created by NYC-based artist [**Hypnodoll**](https://www.instagram.com/hypnodoll)**.**

While Conroy is best known for his folk-flavoured indie rock, on this new album,
he reveals his post-punk alter-ego, soaked in dream wave and goth richness. Drawing
on the darker side of goth classics, select tracks on this album are crowned with
ethereal female vocals. Apart from **Julie Dicterow**, who was a catalyst for Ronan
to embark on this particular path, this record also features vocalists **Shannon
Brown **and **Susan Hwang **of [**Lusterlit**](https://www.lusterlit.com/), and 
stellar drums by [**Justin Wierbonski (a.k.a. Demonic Drums)**](https://demonicsweaters.com/).

“Where some of my songwriting has been more situational or distilled as expressions
of particular events – universal human experiences like heartbreak, disappointment,
betrayal, but driven by a need to process or express a particular chapter of my 
life – LoveMyth goes a step further in giving voice to the deeper underlying darkest
fears that maybe aren’t always expressed, that are there as archetypal tendencies
throughout many or all of the chapters of our lives,” says **Ronan Conroy**.

“Maybe it’s fear of vulnerability, or discomfort with how raw, irrational or unacceptable
some of our base preconceptions or pessimistic expectations can seem, that make 
them tougher subjects to explore musically.”

Ronan Conroy - "Double Helix" (Official Video)

[⌊Ronan Conroy - "Double Helix" (Official Video)⌉⌊Ronan Conroy - "
Double Helix" (Official Video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

Growing up in Dublin, Ireland with four strongly opinionated brothers and musician
parents (his father played guitar and mandolin and his mother played guitar and 
tin whistle), Conroy was exposed to an array of musical influences, ranging from
new wave and post-punk to David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Elvis and Abba. His world changed
at 15 when his mother loaned him her nylon string guitar and taught him a few chords,
instantaneously unlocking a whole new world of songwriting.

Years later, he would release two albums with Brooklyn’s[** The Listeners **](https://thelistenersnyc.bandcamp.com/)
and go on to perform with gothic dreampop band [**Oh Halo**](https://ohhalo.bandcamp.com/)****
on guitar and backing vocals from 2011 to 2014, during which time he released one
album with them.

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**Photo by Shannon Brown**

Since 2013, Conroy immersed himself in the ‘Lovemyth’ project, this work culminating
in ‘The Slow Death Of The LoveMyth’ LP, a collection influenced by the 80s/90s goth
bands he grew up listening to, as well as ethereal darkwave bands he would be introduced
to later.

As with all the music Conroy has released since 2013, this record was produced, 
engineered and mastered by [**Charlie Nieland **](http://charlienieland.com/)at **
Capture Sound Studios**. Frontman of Her Vanished Grace and Lusterlit, and a recognized
solo artist in his own right, Nieland is a well-respected engineer and producer,
known for his work with **Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Blondie** and** Scissors
Sisters**.

“Going deeper into my goth influences seemed to offer me a natural and more suitable
sonic landscape for these topics, and channelling my love for seminal goth bands
like The Cure, along with ethereal acts like Love Spirals Downwards, Autumn’s Grey
Solace and All About Eve has been a special experience that I’ve laboured over for
years. Each of the guest singers has elevated the project to new levels and surpassed
even my own visions of how their voices could combine with the instrumentation,”
says **Ronan Conroy**.

As of August 30, ‘Double Helix’ will be available digitally via [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/track/6Zh410a08BwXzG2vMFbWyp)**,**
[**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ronan-conroy/871828367)** **
and all good digital music platforms. It will also be available as a single via 
[**Bandcamp**](https://ronanconroy.bandcamp.com/) or an instant-grat download there
upon ordering the full album, which will be released on October 21.

**CREDITS**
Written by Ronan Conroy (ASCAP 3284024)Ronan Conroy – lead and rhythm
guitar on all tracks, and vocals on ‘This Dream’, ‘Born in Conflict’ and ‘Dark Paradise’Charlie
Nieland – bass, syths, piano, drums, and backing guitarJustin Wierbonski – drumsJulie
Dicterow – vocals on ‘Double Helix’Shannon Brown – vocals on ‘Passenger’ and ‘Nightland’Susan
Hwang – vocals on ‘Love Myth’ and ‘Demon’Publisher: Rip My Heart Out And Eat It 
Music (ASCAP 4499980)Produced, engineered and mastered by Charlie Nieland at Capture
Sound Studios, BrooklynAlbum cover and artist photos by Shannon BrownVideo by [Hypnodoll](https://www.instagram.com/hypnodoll)

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**TRACK LIST**
1    Double Helix2    The Nightland3    This Dream4    Born in Conflict5
Lovemyth6    Passenger7    Dark Paradise

**FOR FANS OF**: 
Cocteau Twins, Chelsea Wolfe, Autumn’s Grey Solace, Love Spirals
Downwards, All About Eve, Depeche Mode, Lana Del Rey, Kate Bush, The Cure

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