{"id":2494962,"date":"2026-07-09T13:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2494962"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:45:07","slug":"listen-to-ed-obriens-haunting-new-solo-song-abbeycwmhir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/listen-to-ed-obriens-haunting-new-solo-song-abbeycwmhir\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Ed O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s haunting new solo song &#8216;Abbeycwmhir&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/radiohead\">Radiohead<\/a>\u2018s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ed-obrien\">Ed O\u2019Brien<\/a> has shared a new one-off single \u2013 you can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019, which is translated \u2018Abbey In The Long Valley\u2019, the track is named after a village in the valley of the Nant Clywedog in Powys, Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Previously only made available as a solitary <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.wasteheadquarters.com\/products\/blue-morpho-7-single\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seven inch vinyl single<\/a> back in May, the haunting song has now been shared digitally.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the release of his recent album solo album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/ed-obrien-blue-morpho-review-radiohead-3946323\">Blue Morpho<\/a>\u2018 which was awarded four stars by <em>NME<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Abbeycwmhir\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3YRqB5qF55zVjk3UX3e05t?go=1&amp;utm_source=oembed&amp;utm_medium=Original&amp;utm_content=bb46b111-0bec-462f-af78-df11d64236f6_none_Ed+O%27Brien_none_Abbeycwmhir_none_20260629_direct_transgressive_none_transgressive.lnk.to%2Fabbeycwmhir&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=e0f93a1be85f4ee5\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ed O&amp;apos;Brien - Abbeycwmhir (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SWpeMXeBoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Reviewing the record, we said: \u201cThis is the sound of healing, with Ed O\u2019Brien out of his cocoon and in dazzling flight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the follow up to his 2020 solo debut\u00a0\u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/eob-earth-review-ed-o-brien-radiohead-2646985\">Earth<\/a>\u2019 under the moniker EOB, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ed-obrien-interview-new-album-blue-morpho-mental-health-radiohead-future-3947996\">he told <em>NME<\/em><\/a>: \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed making a record, I\u2019ve enjoyed living some life, I\u2019ve enjoyed being a dad, I\u2019ve enjoyed going through a tough period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has those moments in life, but I came out the other side and I was thankful for the experience really. I feel like it\u2019s part of the journey of life. To be able to meet it full-on with my good fortune, it\u2019s nice to be able to come out of the other side and feel more whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien is also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/radioheads-ed-obrien-announces-an-evening-with-blue-morpho-2026-uk-and-european-tour-with-dave-okumu-and-eska-buy-tickets-3938006\">due to tour with a collective of musicians<\/a> who performed on the LP\u2019s recording sessions, including musical director Dave Okumu and ESKA.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as \u2018An Evening With\u2026 Blue Morpho\u2019, O\u2019Brien, Okumu and ESKA will deliver \u201ca fluid and immersive experience \u2013 a celebration of the music in which each performance will evolve and take on a life of its own\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>See all dates below and<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fed-obrien-tickets%2Fartist%2F5692190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> buy your tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ed O\u2019Brien\u2019s European and UK tour dates for 2026 are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br data-start=\"7\" data-end=\"10\"\/><strong>04 \u2013 Royal Theatre Carr\u00e9, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/strong><br data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"61\"\/><strong>06 \u2013 Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy<\/strong><br data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"96\"\/><strong>08 \u2013 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France<\/strong><br data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"131\"\/><strong>10 \u2013 Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany<\/strong><br data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"170\"\/><strong>12 \u2013 Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany<\/strong><br data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"207\"\/><strong>14 \u2013 Oosterpoort Main Hall, Groningen, Netherlands<\/strong><br data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\"\/><strong>16 \u2013 Barbican, London, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other news, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/radiohead-to-play-20-shows-each-year-on-a-different-continent-from-2027-reveals-ed-obrien-3934990\">Radiohead are set to play \u201c20 shows each year\u201d on a different continent from 2027<\/a>, according to O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/ed-obrien-interview-solo-album-radiohead-tour-1235525730\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, he confirmed the indie rock legends will play more shows in the near future \u2013 following their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/radiohead-announce-2025-uk-and-european-tour-including-london-o2-residency-buy-tickets-3889951\">highly successful live return last year<\/a>, their first since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re going to do is, every year we\u2019re going to do a different continent, and we\u2019re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less,\u201d O\u2019Brien told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>He also told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/ed-obrien-radiohead-blue-morpho-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Consequence<\/em><\/a> that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/thom-yorke-has-a-new-solo-album-coming-soon-radiohead-bandmate-ed-obrien-confirms-3936305\">Thom Yorke is set to release an album this year<\/a>, saying: \u201cWhat\u2019s so lovely is it feels they both can coexist. The Radiohead thing can go out and tour \u2013 and that\u2019s the mothership, I guess, for all of us. But we\u2019ve got these little satellites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radiohead\u2018s Ed O\u2019Brien has shared a new one-off single \u2013 you can listen to it below. Titled \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019, which is translated \u2018Abbey In The Long Valley\u2019, the track is named after a village in the valley of the Nant Clywedog in Powys, Wales. 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