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Talos (musician)
Irish musician (1987–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eoin French (2 October 1987 – 11 August 2024), known professionally as Talos, was an Irish indie electronic musician from Cork.[1][2]
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Personal life
Eoin French grew up on the north side of Cork. He trained as an architect and lectured in architecture at University College Cork.[3] He later studied at Cork School of Music.[4]
French divided his time between Clonakilty, Ireland,[5] and Reykjavík, Iceland.[6]
He died following a short illness in Cork, on 11 August 2024, at the age of 36.[7]
Career
In his early 20s, French was a member of the band Hush War Cry. He started performing as Talos in 2013. This stage name was a reference to the mythical Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze that protected Crete.[8]
Talos' first album, Wild Alee, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and The Irish Times awarded it four stars, calling it "a spectacularly assured debut deserving of a wide audience".[9] His second album, Far Out Dust, was released in 2019.[10] His third album, Dear Chaos, came out on 7 October 2022. His last EP, Sun Divider, a collaboration with Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson, was released posthumously, on 6 December 2024. In 2025, another posthumous album, this one a collaboration with Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds, titled A Dawning, was published.[11]
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Legacy
In a televised tribute to Talos, a group featuring friends and fellow musicians including Dermot Kennedy, Ólafur Arnalds, and Ye Vagabonds performed a song co-written by him on The Tommy Tiernan Show in January 2025.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
- Wild Alee (2017)
- Far Out Dust (2019)[13][1]
- Dear Chaos (2022)
- A Dawning (Ólafur Arnalds & Talos) (2025)
EPs
- Tethered Bones (2014)
- O Sanctum (2016)
- Live at St. Luke's (2018)
- Sun Divider with Atli Örvarsson (2024)
References
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