Ailbhe Reddy releases new single & video “That Girl”

Ailbhe Reddy releases new single & video “That Girl”
New Album Kiss Big out January 30 on Don Giovanni Records

Stream: “That Girl” on All Digital Platforms
Watch: “That Girl” video on YouTube

Stream: “So Quickly, Baby” on All Digital Platforms

Stream: “Align” on All Digital Platforms 

Dublin-born songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is excited to release her new single “That Girl,” the latest offering from her anticipated new album KISS BIG out on January 30 via Don Giovanni Records (pre-order). The track arrives alongside an accompanying music video directed by Greg Purcell which premiered at Under the Radar, and is available now on all streaming platforms for playlist shares.

On the song Reddy shares, “This is one of the record’s emotional anchors. A study in how love shifts shape over time — how we start seeing each other less tenderly, and forget what we once adored. Inspired partly by Fleishman Is in Trouble, it reflects on memory, time, and how impossible it is to stay the same person inside a long love.”

“That Girl” follows the album's previously released singles “So Quckly, Baby” and “Align” which are available now on all digital platforms. 

Ailbhe Reddy is also announcing several in-store performances in the UK and U.S. including shows at Rough Trade West in London, Freebird in Dublin, Revilla Music in Milltown, NJ and Main Street Music in Philadelphia. The full list of shows is listed below
KISS BIG is a breakup record, but not the tidy, acoustic kind. It lives in the messy middle: that disorienting stretch when the life you built with someone collapses and you’re left trying to figure out who you are on your own. It’s a portrait of the aftermath, the numbness, the confusion, and the brief flashes of clarity when identity slips, rearranges, and slowly reforms.
Written between Dublin, London, New York, and the American Midwest, KISS BIG traces the full cycle of love, loss, and renewal, the way we swear “never again,” only to find ourselves back at the start with renewed hope. Throughout the album, Reddy builds an emotional world that feels both deeply personal and quietly universal: raw, wry, and wide open, the sound of coming apart and piecing yourself back together.

“It’s about the aftershock of a breakup,” she explains. “That liminal space where you’re equal parts sad, hopeful, terrified, and probably a bit delusional.”
Drawing inspiration from Fleishman Is in Trouble and Sarah Kane’s Crave, Reddy combines diaristic lyrics with soft-spoken intensity, creating music that exists between indie rock and confessional folk, echoing the emotional gravity of Julia Jacklin, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus.
Reddy’s previous albums, Personal History and Endless Affair, earned widespread acclaim and a Choice Music Prize nomination, with praise from The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Times and more. She’s performed at Glastonbury, SXSW, The Great Escape, and beyond, steadily building a devoted audience drawn to her honesty and emotional precision.
With KISS BIG, Ailbhe Reddy leans further into her gift for making the personal feel universal. These are songs for endings, almosts, and the quiet beginnings that come after, a vivid, self-aware breakup album from one of Ireland’s most compelling voices.

Ailbhe Reddy Tour Dates
01.30 - London, UK @ Rough Trade West (in-store performance)
02.01 - Dublin, IE @ Freebird (in-store performance)
02.07 - Milltown, NJ @ Revilla Music (in-store performance)
02.07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Main Street Music (in-store performance)
04.21 - London, UK @ The Lexington (tickets) 
05.05 - Belfast, Northern Ireland @ The Deer's Head (tickets)
05.07 - Galway, IE @ The Roisin Dub (tickets)
05.08 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory  (tickets)

Photo by Su Mustecaplioglu