Blending rustic folk with soulful grit and modern pop ambition, Ireland's Dermot Kennedy rose to popularity in the late 2010s with hits like "Power Over Me" and "Outnumbered." His 2019 debut, Without Fear, was a global success and reached number one in Ireland and the U.K. After appearing on the 2021 Meduza hit "Paradise," he returned with the singles "Better Days" and "Something to Someone," paving the way for his sophomore full-length, 2022's Sonder, which topped both the Ireland and U.K. charts.
A native of County Dublin, Kennedy began writing songs in his teens, eventuall...