Ailbhe Reddy – KISS BIG
Dublin-born songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is excited to release her anticipated new album KISS BIG out via Don Giovanni Records.
KISS BIG includes the previously released singles “That Girl”, “So Quickly, Baby” and “Align.”
KISS BIG is a breakup record, but not the tidy, acoustic kind. It lives in the messy middle: that disorienting stretch when the life you built with someone collapses and you’re left trying to figure out who you are on your own. It’s a portrait of the aftermath, the numbness, the confusion, and the brief flashes of clarity when identity slips, rearranges, and slowly reforms.
Written between Dublin, London, New York, and the American Midwest, KISS BIG traces the full cycle of love, loss, and renewal, the way we swear “never again,” only to find ourselves back at the start with renewed hope. Throughout the album, Reddy builds an emotional world that feels both deeply personal and quietly universal: raw, wry, and wide open, the sound of coming apart and piecing yourself back together.
“It’s about the aftershock of a breakup,” she explains. “That liminal space where you’re equal parts sad, hopeful, terrified, and probably a bit delusional.”
Drawing inspiration from Fleishman Is in Trouble and Sarah Kane’s Crave, Reddy combines diaristic lyrics with soft-spoken intensity, creating music that exists between indie rock and confessional folk, echoing the emotional gravity of Julia Jacklin, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus.
Reddy’s previous albums, Personal History and Endless Affair, earned widespread acclaim and a Choice Music Prize nomination, with praise from The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Times and more. She’s performed at Glastonbury, SXSW, The Great Escape, and beyond, steadily building a devoted audience drawn to her honesty and emotional precision.
With KISS BIG, Ailbhe Reddy leans further into her gift for making the personal feel universal. These are songs for endings, almosts, and the quiet beginnings that come after, a vivid, self-aware breakup album from one of Ireland’s most compelling voices.
Ailbhe Reddy Tour Dates:
01.30 – London, UK @ Rough Trade West (in-store performance)
02.01 – Dublin, IE @ Freebird (in-store performance)
02.07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Main Street Music (in-store performance, 1:00 pm)
02.07 – Milltown, NJ @ Revilla Music (in-store performance, 3:30 pm)
03.25 – Ithaca, NY @ Angry Mom Records*
03.26 – Baltimore, MD @ Le Mondo*
03.27 – Harrisburg, PA @ Capital City Music Hall (Small)*
03.28 – Providence, RI @ Lost Bag*
03.29 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Wonder Bar*
04.01 – New York City, NY @ Nightclub 101
04.21 – London, UK @ The Lexington
05.05 – Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Deer’s Head
05.07 – Galway, IE @ The Roisin Dub
05.08 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
*with NOUN (solo)
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