Liminality (album)

Liminality is the seventh studio album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin.^[3]

Liminality
Studio album by Seamus Ó Muíneacháin
Released	7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)
Recorded	2022–2024
Genre	Ambient, new age
Length	25:19[1]
Label	Ghost Home Recordings[2]
Producer	Seamus O'Muineachain
Seamus Ó Muíneacháin chronology
Isthmus (2022) Liminality (2024)

Background and release

O’Muineachain composed and produced Liminality over a two-year period in Thailand, Georgia, and Ireland.^[4] The first track to be released from the album was “Here”, which debuted on the 25th anniversary show of An Taobh Tuathail on the 29th of April 2024.^[5] The song “(It’s a Rare Thing) To Daydream” premiered on KEXP on the 12th of May 2024.^[6] A video for the song by Thai artist Phannarat Sukkarnka premiered on It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine on May 13, 2024.^[7] “Cinnamon” was played by Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 6 Music on June 9, 2024.^[8]

Critical reception

Writing for The Big Takeover, Dave Franklin called Liminality “a gorgeous, heady, and thought-provoking piece of work.”^[9] EKM.CO called the album “a relaxing and powerful demonstration of being in the midst of a transition.”^[10] Irish music blog Nialler9 called the track "Cinnamon" “Gorgeous minimal piano stuff” and included it on their list “9 of the best Irish songs this week.”^[11] Geno Thackara, a critic for All About Jazz, included Liminality in his list of "Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024", writing "Dreamlike pacing and beautiful simplicity make a beguiling haze that easily feels like it could simply float endlessly between one thing and another."^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seamus O'Muineachain.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Here"	3:04
2.	"(It’s a Rare Thing) To Daydream"	2:13
3.	"Cinnamon"	2:24
4.	"Rain on Samhain"	2:45
5.	"Between the Bridges"	2:40
6.	"Liminality"	2.07
7.	"Feel Light"	2:05
8.	"Burning Streetlights"	2:46
9.	"Oceans"	2:32
10.	"Still Smouldering"	2:38