Dublin rock musician Kevin Casey is a long standing regular in the live music circuit in Ireland. Having gigged extensively across the country including performances in some of Dublin’s premier venues like Vicar Street and The Olympia as well as shows in Germany, UK and the USA.
Kevin and his band have left his audience in no doubt that they are witnessing the birth of an artist of striking maturity and Intelligence, someone who can craft Beatlesque pop and all-out rockers with equal aplomb.
In 2018 Kevin signed a deal with Fluttertone and he released his debut album “Magnolia road” a collection of eleven songs including the release of 4 singles one of which “The story of my life” was crowned song of the day by Joe.ie.
Two songs from the album were also awarded placement in an Australian TV show called Grass roots garage.
The release of the album coincided with a sold out show at The Soundhouse Dublin which was followed by a sixteen date tour of Germany as well as a headline slot on the Artlot stage at Electric Picnic and support slots with Aslan and Paddy Casey.
In February 2019 the fourth and final single “Wrinkles” was released from the album on all digital platforms along with a new music video.
In March 2020 Kevin and the band released a new Double A-side single called "The show goes on " the release was due to to be promoted by a European tour however due to the Covid-19 pandemic all plans were postponed until 2021, during the Lockdown Kevin recorded several songs one of which was "It's Alright" released in June and gained national Radio exposure and Hotpress declared it a sure thing to be the major Summer soundtrack of 2020, Quickly followed by his single 'Sing my soul to sleep' released in August and his EP 'Live sessions at The Omnitone Las Vegas' which was a previous unreleased collection of songs recorded at the Nevada based studio in 2012.
Kevin kickstarted 2021 with the release of "Shout it out" a fist in the air anthem about freedom & Equality, the song entered the iTunes Rock Charts at number 1 and number 2 on the overall iTunes charts.
On April 30th Casey released 7lbs 5oz , a song that was inspired by parenthood and one that he dedicated to his daughter, this entered the iTunes Singer/ Songwriter charts at number 2 .
Following this Casey released his most controversial song to date "The whole world is watching" is a song inspired by the death of George Floyd which led to worldwide protests against police brutality, the song beat Noel Gallagher to top the iTunes Rock Charts here in Ireland and peaked at number 8 on the overall iTunes Charts.
"Searching for meaning among the chaos" - Hotpress
"A breath of fresh air, Makes a powerful impact"" - Pure M magazine
"Motivation, drive and a sense of power! filled with the courage to stand up against oppressors- DeMars Magazine
"Fiery & Adrenaline inducing" - IndieBuddie
" Brave , Honest , Real" - Finbar Hoban Presents
"Songs that tell a story, inspire and empower" - Festivalandgigguide.ie
"A must see" - The Sharpe