Brit and Ivor Novello award winning songwriter Tom Odell has announced a headline show in Belfast for 2022.
The platinum-selling, chart-topping artist will play the Ulster Hall on Tuesday, 15th February 2022. Tom released his new single ‘monster v.1. on Friday and his fourth album, 'monsters', is due to be released June 25th.
After a dark period of mental health stalked most of his 2018 and 19, Odell wrote his way through it, eventually letting down his guard and pouring his feelings into new music that will form his fourth album, 'monsters', due to be released June 25th.
With the sky-scraping chorus (“you're just a monster and I'm not scared”) initially inspired by Trump, and more specifically climate change activist Great Thunberg's staring him down at the UN Climate Summit in 2019, the song soon morphed into something more abstract; a self-help mantra for Odell's ongoing battle with anxiety.
“In 2019, my anxiety got so bad that I had to stop making music for a while. there was a period when it felt like I couldn’t leave the house without having a panic attack. I wrote this song, monster, about trying to overcome my struggles with those mental health problems. It makes me super sad to listen at moments because it brings back some tough times, but I am super proud of it and hope it resonates with people who are dealing with similar struggles. This first version is the song in its purest form, which I wanted you all to hear first, as the lyrics mean so much to me.”
Tickets will go on sale for his Ulster Hall gig on Friday March 26th 2021 at 9am via Ticketmaster.ie and Ulsterhall.co.uk
