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Talos – Far Out Dust

I had a conversation with someone recently about the Irish band Talos and found myself going back to their latest album, Far Out Dust, for a listen. It has been a week since that conversation, and the album is still on repeat. Eoin French, known by the moniker Talos, has an uncanny ability to create music that heightens my senses. The music flows through me, painting beautiful imagery in my mind by intermingling sounds that put my neurons into overdrive. I honestly do not know if it is his cadence, tone, lyrics, music, or a magical perfect mixture of all those things, but I am drawn to his art like a sailor to a siren. 

I heard about Talos in early 2018 from a tweet by a member of another band I love, which you can read about here. I had the first Talos album, Wild Alee, on repeat for several months after and still go back to it often. When I need inspiration I listen to Talos. The end, dot com. Their music opens my mind and surfaces deep thoughts and emotions for me to think more freely. Far Out Dust will take you on the best emotional roller coaster you have ever experienced. Fair warning though, it may leave you crying in a corner. I am most connected to “The Flood,” “Let Go,” and “Far Out Dust.”

Track 6 on the record is a song called “The Flood.” The line I always come back to is “The scent of you dies, a threat of a dream absorbs it.” As always with Talos, I am blown away by how perfectly they bring feeling into words. I find it terribly difficult to describe feelings and emotions, and it seems to come so natural to them. “Let Go” is another stand out tune for me and is my favorite track. There is so much passion in this song, and it gives me similar feelings to “Tethered Bones” from their first album. The last and title track, “Far Out Dust,” was the first song written for the record and set the tone for the whole album. Brendan Canty directed the music video for the song, and it is mesmerizing from the start as the actor begins signing “death.” By the end, I honestly felt like my heart was ripped from my chest.

I have said it before and will say it again, go listen to this band. You will not regret it. I cannot wait for the world of music to get back to normal so I can see Talos live.

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Kansas – Talos Single

When Acceptance (one of my favorite bands) tweeted about Talos at SXSW I made a mental note to check them out, but it got lost somewhere with all of my other mental notes (most likely wherever my missing socks are). Apple Music came to my rescue when the Irish band’s new tune “Kansas” was added to my new music playlist. I recognized the band name right away and skipped over a few other tunes to give this one a listen first. I did not need to listen to any of the other songs on that playlist after hearing this one because I knew I would not find anything better. I was completely blown away by how something so delicate could be so powerful.

This song left me in awe. It gave me the same feeling I had a little over a year ago when I visited Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains. After walking to the observation tower, I had a perfect 360-degree panorama view of the terrain. It was incredibly breathtaking, and I had this immediate realization of how small I am in the world, the universe. I left feeling grateful for everything in my life. There is something magical about music that can take you back to special moments in your life. Especially moments where you want to be better than the best version of yourself. Talos did this for me through this beautiful piece of music.

The deluxe edition of their debut album Wild Alee will be released June 15, 2018. You will not regret giving Talos a listen. Do not make the same mistake I made. No mental notes. Go listen now.