Sunday 04th May 2025
Location: The Set Theatre, John St.
The New York City-based rock singer-songwriter Jesse Malin has released a brand new single entitled ‘Argentina’ today. The song is a snapshot of the time he has recently spent in that country’s capital city, Buenos Aires, receiving treatment for the paralysing spinal stroke he suffered in May 2023 that left him unable to walk.
“This might be one of my most personal songs,” says Malin. “It was written while I was in a clinic in Buenos Aires for six months, doing everything to keep my head up. A lot of the inspiration for it comes from the nurses, doctors and physical therapists, as well as a lost ring owned by a departed friend that was personally delivered to me by Jimmy G [Murphy’s Law] as a gift to keep fighting.”
Malin has also today announced that he will perform at the Kilkenny Roots Festival in south-east Ireland on 4th May 2025. “It’s years since I’ve been in Ireland,” he says. “I felt a real connection the first time I was there in the ‘90s. The audiences are some of the most passionate in the world.”
The festival date will follow Malin’s recently announced shows in London at Islington Assembly Hall (1st) and The Garage (2nd), at which he will be joined on stage by several special guests.
’Argentina’ follows hot on the heels of an acclaimed tribute and benefit album entitled ‘Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin’. Issued digitally in mid-September, the UK release date for its physical formats is 8th November (3xLP) and 6th December (2xCD).
Produced by Diane Gentile and Dave Bason, the album features Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello, The Hold Steady, Tommy Stinson, Alison Mosshart with the late, great Wayne Kramer, Tom Morello, Counting Crows, Dinosaur Jr., The Wallflowers, Spoon, Susanna Hoffs, Frank Turner, Rancid and more. All proceeds from the album go to Malin’s Sweet Relief Artist Fund. Long a contributor to other people’s causes, Malin is grateful to everyone who is a part of this record.
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