Biography

Hilary Woods is a Dublin born artist signed to Sacred Bones Records. Her LP "Colt" was released to critical acclaim in June 2018, followed by her sophomore LP "Birthmarks" in March 2020. On Birthmarks, textural fog and feral density give way to passages of sonic exorcism, alchemy and poetic healing. Its songs traverse planes of visceral physicality, stark tender space and breathtaking beauty that ultimately transcend the record's disquiet roots. Deeply atmospheric and full of sombre allure, Hilary's work draws on song, sound, synthesis, field recordings, acoustics, drone, folk, noise, and the lone human voice, to make "Haunting compositions that stand on the edge of a knife" (Bandcamp). "A dreamlike world on the edge of dusk" Treble Mag "Utterly hypnotic" Bandcamp "Remarkably Beautiful" Clash "Sublime bedroom narratives of trauma, recovery and quiet victory..sublime" The Quietus "Layered and Harrowing" The Thin Air “Ghostly, atmospheric, intense” Uncut "A Towering achievement. Incredibly evocative, personal, affecting..such a powerful piece of work" NARC Mag "A Potent New Voice" Clash "Startling minimalism ..full of mystery and wonder. Songs that speak in the most moving of ways" Crack "Ominously dark and dreamlike.. an uncompromising and singular songwriter" The Last Mixed Tape "A beguiling song-craft that flickers with brilliance" HotPress