The fifth Joe Chester album, "The Easter Vigil", has drawn praise as “genuinely breathtaking” and “truly transcendent” by Hotpress, “melody incarnate” by The Sunday Business Post, “his most profound and moving work yet” by RTE and was named Irish Album Of The Year, 2017 by The Sun newspaper.
“THE DEVIL MAY INDEED ALWAYS LURK AMIDST THE DETAIL BUT IT TAKES THE CONFIDENCE OF A MASTER TO ALLOW THE MAGIC FLOURISH DEEP INSIDE THE QUIET.” - BLACKPOOL SENTINEL
“ANOTHER BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED COLLECTION” - SUNDAY TIMES
“HIS MOST PROFOUND AND MOVING WORK YET”- RTE
“GENUINELY BREATHTAKING… TRULY TRANSCENDENT”- HOTPRESS
"A TONIC FOR THESE TIMES, A TRIUMPH OF SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE"- THE SUN
One of the most critically acclaimed contemporary singer-songwriters and one of the most in-demand producers around ("A legitimate giant of Irish music." - Hotpress), Joe Chester has been nominated for both the Choice Music Prize and the Meteor Irish Music Awards. His debut album, A Murder Of Crows, was included in the books 101 Irish Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, by Tony Clayton-Lea and Buried Treasure Vol. 2 by Dan Hegarty and recently in The Sunday Times list of the best Irish albums of all time - "Chester's debut solo album is a perfect pop record. The songs are at once effortless, memorable, hook-laden and a masterclass in subtle dynamics."
His newly released fifth album, The Easter Vigil has drawn praise as “genuinely breathtaking” and “truly transcendent” by Hotpress, “melody incarnate” by The Sunday Business Post, “his most profound and moving work yet” by RTE and was named Irish Album Of The Year by The Sun newspaper.