L'ESPIRAL PRESENTS A REIMAGINED "TROY"

L’ESPIRAL PRESENT A REIMAGINED VERSION OF “TROY” COMMEMORATING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY ART & CULTURE ICON SINEAD O’CONNOR WATCH THE VIDEO & LISTEN HERE STREAM A L’ESPIRAL CURATED PLAYLIST OF INFLUENCES HERE

PHOTO CREDIT: Jason Renaud

L’ESPIRAL, the new duo comprised of Zoe Bleu and Reggie Debris, offers the world today the first glimpse into their sonic venture with an arresting, reimagined version of Sinead O’Connor’s “Troy”, the impeccable first offering from her seminal 1987 debut album The Lion and The Cobra. July 26th marks the one year anniversary of the Irish trailblazer’s passing and she remains a huge influence and inspiration to many around the world, including L’ESPIRAL. This homage to one of the greatest, most thought provoking artists of the 21st century aims to do justice to their hero’s original version and bring new ears to a touchstone song in the artist’s catalog. LISTEN HERE Alongside the truly stunning cover comes a Jason Renaud directed performance video that finds L’ESPIRAL’s multi-hyphenate heroine passionately delivering the epic six and a half minute soliloquy with a sparse and unexpected landscape as the backdrop. WATCH HERE Read the artist’s statement below, listen to a L’ESPIRAL curated playlist of influences HERE and stay tuned for news on L’ESPIRAL’s debut album coming in 2025.

Statement from the artist: Last year in July, as a birthday present to my mother, who was then in the thick of a brutal divorce, I chose to cover one of her favorite songs by Sinead O’Connor, “TROY”, a song about Sinead’s relationship with her own mother that many have interpreted as the ultimate break up song. Heartbreakingly, the day before we had planned to record our cover, we heard the news that Sinead had passed away. This eerie coincidence made the decision to pay tribute to Sinead and her music song even more salient. As I recorded the vocal, a sudden and violent thunderstorm broke out through the countryside around the studio. Heavy sheets of rain pounded the old stone slats of the studio roof. And the moment I spat out those final words, ‘you should have left the light on,’ the storm cleared and the countryside was again bathed in summer sunshine. It was very bizarre and quite magical! Sinead O’Connor was a warrior, a woman who transmuted her trauma into art, who brilliantly alchemized her sorrow into song. A woman who stood up for justice and paid a real price for it. She shed a blinding light on the spiritual manipulation and sexual abuse inside the Irish Catholic church. She was brave and ultimately was condemned, demonized and destroyed by the media and the public at large for illuminating this truth. Sinead O’Connor held her heart like a torch and in her rage, her passion and her tenderness lit the way for so many female artists across this world. This song represents so much to my mother and to myself, as well as so many others who know what it is like to die in the arms of love and rise again from the ashes of a destructive relationship, to find in the afterlife of love the heart does resurrect itself and from pain comes power and wisdom. May God rest her soul and protect her in her next journey.  With gratitude and love,  Zoe Bleu and L’ESPIRAL LISTEN TO & WATCH L’ESPIRAL “TROY” https://linktr.ee/lespiral

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