Remembering Talos Part 2 (Season 10 Finale)
Photo by Brid O’ Donovan
(Your eyes aren’t deceiving you with the artwork. You can hear part 1 of Remembering Talos here).
Surprise! Welcome to the finale of season 10. As 2025 comes to a close, it felt only fitting to welcome back Ólafur Arnalds to the pod. The talk we had back in season 9 has gone on to become a massive favourite of mine, and yeah, it just felt so important to have a full + proper chat regarding our friend, Eoin French (aka Talos).
You see, before Eoin’s passing, the two created an album together titled A Dawning. It’s one of the biggest standouts of 2025 to me. I mean, yes, I am absurdly biased, but you’d truly be hard-pressed to find music that better evokes sensitivity, whimsy, joy, and tenderness than the songs across this album. The first half of this conversation is Ólafur and I going in-depth about the album's making, along with us reminiscing about Eoin.
The second half of the episode also features Ólafur and I, but this time we are joined by Sofi Paez and Sam Beste (aka The Vernon Spring), two artists who’re part of the OPIA Community. OPIA is a creative collective of artists that grew together during the pandemic over Discord. What started as a modest attempt at community has sprawled into a global beacon of light for creatives, as well as becoming a record label (which has put out the stellar albums by Sofi and Sam, Silent Stories, and Under A Familiar Sun, respectively). Together, the four of us explore the vitality of having community in not just the world of music, but life itself. Major thanks to Pete Olshansky for lending his voice to the intro. This episode is dedicated to Steph and Peadar Ó Goill.
Btw, here are some relevant links for you:
Eoin French’s Obituary via the Irish Examiner
Ólafur Arnalds season 9 episode (released March 2025)
We Didn’t Know We Were Ready Tribute on the Tommy Tiernan Show
