Whozyerman? Takes ‘Belly Of The Beast’ On Tour
By WHOZYERMAN?
ANNOUNCES BELLY OF THE BEAST
TOUR
Single – ‘A Simple Sharp Act’ – Out Now
Album – Belly of the Beast – Out October 23rd
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THE IRISH TIMES“one of Ireland’s most inventive and incisive songwriters.” – Totally Dublin
Dubbed one of Ireland’s “most inventive and incisive songwriters”, alternative solo-artist Whozyerman? releases his sophomore album Belly of the Beast on Friday, October 23rd.
He launches the album at Bank Lane, Waterford on Friday, October 23rd, as part of the Belly of the Beast tour:
- 23rd October | Bank Lane, Waterford – Imagine Arts festival
- 5 November | Cleeres, Kilkenny – supporting Arborist
- 10th November | The Cobblestone, Dublin
- 26th November | Monroe’s, Galway – supporting Arborist
- + more to be announced
The album arrives after extensive praise for singles ‘Miles Away’ (live video here), ‘Long Stretch’ (live video here) and ‘A Simple Sharp Act’, which earned support across RTÉ Radio 1, Today FM, Newstalk, RTÉ 2FM, Red FM, Hot Press, The Thin Air and more.
Belly of the Beast, which has earned 4 stars from The Irish Times, transforms chance encounters and keen observation into a cast of unforgettable characters:
“For this album, I wanted to write from different character perspectives—drawing inspiration from people I often see in my area, or from fleeting encounters that stayed with me. Creating these character sketches gave me parameters to explore lyrics, themes, and moods outside my own personal experience.”
Moving between moments of doubt, hope, frustration and ambition, the album is strikingly raw – blending the banality of the ordinary with fantastical domains of thoughts, dreams and aspirations.
Originally introduced to audiences as a member of the Waterford-via-Cork outfit
O Emperor, Whozyerman? – AKA Paul Savage – first emerged as the frontman of one of Ireland’s most distinctive bands of the 2010s, releasing three critically lauded albums which culminated in an RTÉ Choice Music Prize win for their final LP, Jason, in 2018. Under the Whozyerman? Moniker, Savage ventured into new sonic territory as a solo-artist with his 2022 debut album Blink (4 stars, The Irish Times), which embraced a more lo-fi electronic aesthetic and blended vibrant effluent textures around pulsing kosmische beats.
Belly of the Beast releases Friday, October 23rd on vinyl and all streaming services except Spotify.
BELLY OF THE BEAST TRACKLISTING
01 My Meat, Your Poison
02 Miles Away
03 Book Reader
04 Coming Alive
05 Long Stretch
06 Belly of the Beast
07 Read All About It
08 A Simple Sharp Act
09 Toe to Toe
10 Someone’s Waiting