Orla Gartland

[writing something every day] day 3: guilty

hey SDC : )

today is the day I post 2 of these to catchup, I'm a day behind on my posting. thanks for all the love on the sad ditty from yesterday. the emotions this week are varied and flowing freeeeee. wrote this yesterday with a sweet 15 min timer on right before I had to leave my studio to go see a show (wolf alice at the O2 arena, btw. they were incredible). TIME PRESSHAAAA!!!!

been thinking (always) about drums. how jui...

[writing something every day] day 2: what they imagined for u

day 2!

ok so little sad one here about something that's been v much oN THE BRAIN lately. I forgot to post this yesterday ooooops so I'll be catching up and also posting day 3 !!! here later

CRYING IS GOOD I think it's actually the moment right before crying that is the worst

I hope you enjoy - thoughts welcome below as always !

O...

announcing : a work in progress solo show [london, feb ‘26]

hey SDC! i’m trying something new in feb. as you all know I’ve been writing - writing for album 3, writing for other projects, writing for writings sake. working through the feelings but maaaan it’s solitary. I don’t wanna wait until the next era is ready to play shows ! I miss playing live

SO I’ve booked a solo show where I have no idea what the setlist will be. a lot of it will be songs I write between now & then! some songs I play on the night may end up on OG3.. others will be a one off moment in time. this show is no...

[writing something every day] day 1: atom bomb

ok SDC let's go: I'm writing something every day in december (up to christmas day). LET'S RUN THE TAP

day 1 turned out a little piano ditty. wanted something chordy, noodle-y. was thinking about how involuntary it is to give someone else power over you - be that a crush, a parent, a friend, an ex.. anyone. sometimes you blink and it's already happened past tense. they call the shots, you're powerless, boom

if I have a core ...

demo 116: all this dreaming

hey SDC! here is your november demo : )

it's been a super up-and-down couple of weeks in my head so that's for sure distilled that in this demo. I've been pensive, all at once stuck in the past and hopeful for the future! this song is a classic tale of the aftermath of love lost and the stickiness that follows

you can download the mp3 here or stream within the patreon site or app (where u can also save off...

meandering little Tuesday 'write with me'

10 mins of noodling!

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voice memo idea: midlife crisis motorbike

p self explanatory, this one

trying to cram a LOT OF LORE INTO A SONG is a fun challenge lol thoughts welcome

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lyrics:

hey

sit down

I wanna tell you

what I’m thinking about

lately

the doubts

are spinning in my ears

and ringing out

could there be a stranger

living in my own life?

looking in the mirror

covering my hairline

scream into a pillow

do you ever feel like

you’ve been watching paint dry?

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demo 115: got you (that's my girl)

SDC : boo! HAPpppPpppPPPYY haalllLLLlooowEEEeeeeEeEEEn! and happy last day of the month / demo day to all who celebrate

so I've had a gnarly cold all week and after a stealthy 11 hour sleep last night (RIP) I woke up this morning with a much clearer head. I'm not 100%, but so much better than before (I re-sang this demo and ABing it with the one from yesterday was like night & day lol no amount of EQ could remove the nasal tone of the original). aaanyway - my energy and voice being more than compromised this week I opted for a simp...

SDC exclusive : thirty (acoustic live session)

hey my angels! how's everyone doing?

I have a gnarly cold that has pretty much obliterated this entire week for me. I really hope I feel better tomorrow because I have planned suchchhhhcchch a sick halloween costume (chappell roan in 'the subway' music vid). I have a reeeeally long curly red wig and it will be a travesty if it gets no wear so please send me hopes/prayers/virtual vitamins

here is a little treat for you - an exclusive live session of 'thirty' from the extended version of ENAH : ) a few weeks ago I recorded 2025-10-30 15:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post

what IS cringe? (+a cringe song idea)

SDC - how we doing?

Attaching a cutie song idea from the last week with the lyric “you’re my favourite idiot of all”. It’s rough as anything but it's cute, I like it :)

lyrics:

way past the honeymoon phase

yet all day

I’m sitting, waiting for your call

can’t get enough of us

oh is it obvious

you’re my favourite idiot of all?

I told you everything’s fine

in reality I’m at home

just crawling up the wall

now I feel ok again 2025-10-24 11:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post

song idea : nobody's a blank page

hey sdc! happy sunday : ) here's a song idea I had yesterday! also I still can't figure out how to attach a file to a patreon post anymore (patreon site has changed) so in the meantime here is a download link to 'so perfect', your last demo I uploaded last week!

OG xx

ok here's the lyrics for this one - it's a windy chord journey ahahaha

lauren got an app that helps identify th...

demo 114: so perfect

update : download link for this one here here ! (can't figure out how to do it within patreon since site has changed - using google drive for now)!

hey SDC! I present to you your september demo, 'so perfect'. really enjoyed the process of this one

can't tell you how much playing drums has affected the way I write, it's magic. I'm all about it ! I still have the tiniest shittest drumkit in my studes and yet.. it really doesn't matter. the ability to record a couple loops of how I feel the groove could sound and then to wr...

almost there..

hey SDC angels

a quick post to say your demo will be with you late tonight or tomorrow morning my time! it’s sO nearly done and my laptop has just shat the bed

rude

anyway - excite for you to hear!

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song idea : let me be your man

ahahahaha

I was writing something else and took this 10 min sidequest

that keeps happening lately.. it's like I focus my attention on one idea and another creeps in subconsciously..

this is giving such a specific brand of goofy ahaha

let me be your man

in a suit and tie

with the big strong arms

and the big blue eyes

never really saying that

I want you

let me be your man

charming, funny

life, lately

hey SDC : ) so for the past 3 weeks or so I've had no insta or tiktok on my phone and generally I've been the least active on socials than any other point over the last few years. it really shouldn't feel so radical but given as I've been almost constantly 'in campaign' from WOTI until now (WOTI > FIZZ > ENAH) it really has felt like a radical change. it's been a harsh reality check at times; putting so much time & energy into my online presence over the past decade has left me in a place where it is inevitably linked to m...

middle farm sessions, vol. 3

hey SDC : ) so I had one of the best musical experiences of my little life in july making ‘middle farm sessions, vol. 3’, a unique collaborative record that came out yesterday

the format for the session was simple: 11 songwriters brought down 1 song each and got 3 hours to record it with the group, live to tape with my friend Pete Miles (producer of the FIZZ record, co-producer of ENAHero). the group ranged in age from 22 - 65 and we all had wildly varied m...

song idea : got you

hey folks! this week I've got lots of solo studio days - gathering lil seeds/starts of songs

here's one I got today that I like :) it's a cutie song for a best friend (a kind of song I'm loving from other artists lately - these 2 Wolf Alice songs are great examples: bros & just two girls)

thoughts welc...

demo 113: it makes no sense

hello SDC darlings! happy last day of the month (eeeeeek - as IF tomorrow is september ? nope)

your august demo is a song penned w 2 talented friends Martin & Noah. it's about pursuing a career in music and how frankly MAD that is sometimes. I was thinking of the phrase "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" and it really reminded me of this pursuit, one that many more fail than succeed at.. but yet WE DO IT AGAIN ????

as always your feedback is welcome below :) example prompts ...

voice memo idea: I'm not your angel

weird timing alert! 6/4 (I think?) fuuun

lyrics:

I know I know I know I seem brave

I had you fooled if that was the case

It’s the opposite of what we’re told

But if you really love me you’ll let go

I’ll be the one to stay up at night

You’ll be the one to hold me too tight

But that won’t leave me any space to grow

So if you really love me you’ll let go

It’s a wild ride if you ride it

The push pull, the realising

That I’m not your angel any...

audio diary : support tour life

musings on Oregon, activities & support tour life w/ glass animals !

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audio diary : musings from a tour day off (in Wyoming)

photo attached below of the full breakfast our driver frank cooked for us on a tiny little griddle plate he attached to the generator of the bus this morning. king! most insane pico de gallo I've ever had, would you believe

sending love to you, SDC! having a lovely time out here in the US, bringing the muuuusic to the people.

OGxxx

everybody needs a hero (the album documentary)

my very talented friend Em (who comes on tour with us to snap photos & sometimes sell y'all merch) came down to visit us at the studio to capture some of the making of the album. as the ENAH era winds to a close, it felt like the right time to invite you in to see more of the process!

the hugest possible thank you to Em for what ended up being a very CHUNKY edit (we had so much footage and I spoke for about 300 hours when we were recapping it all. I WAS JUST SO EXCITED ahaha). if you enjoyed the doc please post it somewhere or shar...

hi hi from tour

greets from OMAHA, NEBRASKA : ) your girl is fully in the midwest now. for me midwesterners & the Irish seem to share a kinship; there's a sweetness & warmth to the people here that makes me feel very at home.

after a jam packed weekend of festivals we played show 1/7 supporting glass animals last night in Minneapolis. the crowd were so sweet & attentive - I have a good feeling about this run of shows! so tonight, we play Omaha..

and then next up with glass animals:

august…

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demo 112: you can do

SECRET DEMO CLUB ❤️‍🔥 happy last day of the month : ) where IS the summer going

i’ve just landed in Chicago, kicking off 3 weeks in the US starting with baby’s first US festival tomorrow (lollapalooooooza). I’m sleepy from the flight but excited to reunite with my darling band (who flew separately from london) and take down a big ol deep dish pizza tonight. Let the giant meals commence

this demo had a fun journey - you might recognise the first verse from a previous demo, one called ‘melodramatic’ from a few mo...

b-b-b-back to the USA

hey! thanks for all your music suggestions on my last post - I've been working through and really loving them. I'm on hols in Ireland right now with my beautiful fam for a few days before heading back to the states for a run of shows: baby's first US festivals, 7 support shows + 2 headliners. strange time to be heading over there to say the least but as always I'm focussed on concerts as a form of joyful escapism & vital gatherings of community

this day next week we play a double show day: a set at Lollapalooza (baby's first US fe...

summer!

hey SDC! how are you my angels?

we’re half way through july, I can barely believe it. I hope these sunnier months are treating y'all well (apart from you aussie/NZ folk living down there in oppositeland). delighted to report I’ve been really having a summer this year which I didn’t really experience in ‘24 (a combo of big sad life things + mad album 2 promo mode). I’ve been playing ultimate frisbee, going away for pleasure (not just business - big) and swimming in multiple seas and rivers (love 2025-07-17 08:46:55 +0000 UTC View Post