Buncrana Alt-folk artist George Houston has announced the upcoming release of his fourth studio album, ‘TODC (The Original Death Card)’, set to drop Friday, 13th of June, 2025.
Recorded at Paul Weller’s Black Barn Studios, following a whirlwind year touring with the legendary musician across North America and Ireland, TODC is Houston’s boldest, most personal project to date.
To coincide with the announcement, Houston released a flavour of what’s in store in the album’s lead single ‘Hey Arnold’, taken from his upcoming summer EP DragQueen.
Inspired by 60s heartbreak anthems and tinged with his signature vintage pop flair, Hey Arnold echoes the bittersweet soul of Dionne Warwick’s Do You Know the Way to San Jose, reimagined through Houston’s uniquely queer, Irish lens.
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TODC (The Original Death Card) is a 13 track album that mourns the hardship LGBT+ individuals and women endured for generations, and a celebration of their resilience and beauty.
This double vinyl album embodies Houston’s signature sound, with a timelessness that holds fans captive to the dark world the artist transports us to. Each song, paired with its own music video, is the manifestation of a tarot card.
Houston says: “TODC has been an incredible healing experience from start to finish. The death card, in tarot, is not only a symbol of death, but the change and rebirth that comes with it.
“To have a project that is unapologetically feminine, queer, and Irish, all rolled into one has been a massive step in removing myself from the shame that comes with growing up queer in rural Ireland. Even if I do go to hell, at least I lived honestly.”
Since launching his career in 2020 with the viral debut Boo Fucking Hoo, Houston has released three studio albums, been longlisted for the Glastonbury Song Contest, and received praise from BBC Radio One, RTÉ Radio One, Hot Press Magazine, and more.
Visit George’s Spotify and social media pages here: https://linktr.ee/georgehouston
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