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06/04/2026

A.S. Fanning's 'Take Me Back to Nowhere' was released 2 months ago today. The album release tour continues in Germany and Austria from April 21st

"...Irish heir to Leonard Cohen sets the rupture of civilization to music with brilliant eccentricity" - Rolling Stone

"You’d best be sure to confront Take Me Back to Nowhere at some point. And when you do, you’ll be rattled by it." - Far Out Magazine

"In its quiet radicalism, its sonic openness, and its existential depth, AS Fanning demonstrates what contemporary, sophisticated singer-songwriter music can sound like today: vulnerable, unsettling, and yet imbued with a quiet, enduring beauty" - Frontstage Magazine

Upcoming tour dates:
21.04. Knust Hamburg DE
22.04. Secret Location, Leipzig DE (email [email protected] for details)
23.04. Ostpol, Dresden DE
24.04 Weltecho, Chemnitz DE
25.04. Gdanska, Oberhausen DE
26.04. Hafen 2, Offenbach DE
29.04. rhiz Vienna, Vienna AT
30.04. Rockhouse Salzburg AT
02.05. Neue Zukunft, Berlin DE

20/03/2026

Lovely mention for Candice Gordon's debut album, 'Garden of Beasts'

With the release of debut albums from Chalk and Molly Vulpyne Band, 2fm's Dan Hegarty looks at other Irish debuts from recent and not‑so‑recent times.

09/03/2026

26/02/2026

"A lesson in gothic romanticism with a twist of ingenuity"

Thanks to Clash Magazine for their review of A.S. Fanning 's new album 'Take Me Back To Nowhere'

Straddling the fringe of melancholy and optimism, Irish singer-songwriter A.S. Fanning’s fourth and latest record ‘Take Me Back To Nowhere’ is awash with

17/07/2025

Candice Gordon plays alongside NC Lawlor in Dublin tomorrow night!

16/10/2024

Stefan Murphy Music and Nina Hynes play at 8MM Bar, Berlin this Saturday, October 19th

Tickets available here...
https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/5f002783c9f8d46492128f51/e/66df1ce884361e3e2c328556

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44SJYu57Jf4

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29/12/2023

Few artists have tackled the lockdown and pandemic, but Irish songwriter A.S. Fanning took a beautiful swing at with his 2023 album Mushroom Cloud.

06/08/2023

Multi-instrumentalist A.S. Fanning is a singer-songwriter from Dublin currently residing in Berlin. His debut album Second Life was released in 2017 and was ...

27/06/2023

"States of anxiety set to music". Sounds about right 😊
Thanks to Rolling Stone Magazin for their review of 'Mushroom Cloud'

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K&F Records

Thanks again to Initiative Musik for their support

13/05/2023

A.S. Fanning on tour in Germany!
New album 'Mushroom Cloud' released May 26th

German tour kicks off in Berlin on the 26th! More info and ticket links at the link in my Bio.
New album 'Mushroom Cloud' released May 26th

Photo by Neil H***e

Supported by Initiative Musik

19/04/2023

New track from A.S. Fanning out today. Thanks to Hot Press Magazine for making it their Track of the Day

A.S. Fanning's third record, Mushroom Cloud, is set for release May 26th, 2023.