Niamh McKinney has a way of making time feel like it stands still. The Wicklow singer-songwriter’s music thrives on atmosphere. With her latest single, Reliving, out today, she leans into those contrasts, exploring the cycles of self-sabotage and self-discovery that shape us.
McKinney describes the song as a reflection on the permanence of fleeting moments—how we trap ourselves inside certain memories while struggling with the realization that we’ll never fully see ourselves the way others do. There’s a quiet weight to that idea, and she delivers it with the kind of poetic clarity that sets her apart.
Her songwriting process remains deeply intuitive. Working alongside her husband and creative partner, Stephen McKinney, she builds songs from raw a cappella sketches into layered, intricate compositions. Reliving benefits from that careful construction, with mixing and mastering by Rian Trench adding depth to its already emotive core.
This is McKinney’s fifth single, and like prevoious tracks, Reliving carries a distinct sense of place, shaped by the rolling landscapes of Wicklow and the tension between beauty and vulnerability. If her past releases have marked her as a unique voice in Ireland’s music scene, this one only strengthens the case.
Hear the track below!
