Werkha – Everyday (feat. Ríoghnach Connolly)
Werkha has figured out how to make melancholy sound hopeful, which is quite the trick. “Everyday” features Ríoghnach Connolly and is the second preview of his upcoming third solo album.
The track began life years ago as a piano sketch designed to capture suspended movement—specifically the image of hair in wind being the only still thing. It’s the kind of visual starting point that either leads to something profound or gets abandoned in a folder marked “random ideas”. Fortunately for us, Werkha chose the former path.
A fascinating blend of organic and electronic elements emerged that shouldn’t work together but absolutely do. A piano riff anchors the track while twinkling synths dance around a rhythm section that borrows from footwork’s skippy percussion patterns. Live bass provides the foundation, creating space for Connolly’s flute and layered vocals to weave through the arrangement.
Connolly brings serious credentials to the collaboration—she was BBC Radio 2’s Folk Singer of the Year twice over, RTÉ’s Best Folk Singer for 2025, and a member of bands like Honeyfeet and The Breath. Her style pulls from traditional Irish influences, jazz, and soul, creating a wildly eclectic approach that makes perfect sense within Werkha’s sonic landscape.
