“Finn’s songs to date have struck a fine balance between youthful innocence and exuberance, with a savantish wit, lyricism and songcraft…..Regardless of the complexity or spareness of the arrangements, the perplexing, seemingly effortless tunefulness, melodies, and catchy choruses in every song will remain with you long after you’ve stopped listening.”
-John Dioso, former Deputy Managing Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Editor, Rolling Stone: The Beatles’ 100 Greatest Songs, on When the Power Comes Back On (EP, 2020)
BIO
Finn O'Sullivan got her start performing Taylor Swift concerts in her bedroom while her parents were out. She grew up in a small house with sparkly lights and solstice parties and full moon walks and go-to-sleep guitar serenades and left of center everything. And music was at the heart of all of it. She played piano early and she sang songs in the bathtub and she picked up a guitar when she was twelve and, as Taylor Swift herself once said, "just like clockwork, the dominoes cascaded in a line."
Former Rolling Stone managing editor John Dioso calls O’Sullivan “the lovechild of Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift,” and that marriage of songstress genius comes out in her lyricism and in her fearlessness in exploring not only the depths of feeling, but also some serious badassery. She explores love and heartbreak, patriarchal privilege, the worlds of her favorite fictional characters, and the endless what if's that keep her up at night.
O'Sullivan began working with a producer after she won the 2016 eTown Handmade Songs Competition in Boulder, CO, and she has been recording on her own and with producers since. The title song of her first LP, When the Power Comes Back On (2020), won the Song of the Year award in the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Contest. For her most recent release, she turns toward the political landscape. Not My America, is a duo of songs that serves as a calling out, a standing up, and a reminder that art is catharsis and action and power.
Depending on the venue, O'Sullivan plays solo, with a full 5-piece band, or with a stripped down version of the band. She and her band all hail from CU Denver’s College of Arts and Media. O’Sullivan and guitarist Josh Pesman met at a music camp as high school sophomores and reconnected when both landed at CU Denver (virtually, during the height of the pandemic) in the fall of 2020. The two enlisted friends Aidan Cassells and Vail Kuntz to play bass and drums. Hunter Gammel rounds out the band on keys.
O'Sullivan has shared the stage with Langhorne Slim, Carsie Blanton, Rainbow Girls, and a host of local Colorado talent.
“Taylor Swift isn’t the only songwriter who can turn heartbreak into a catchy chorus or biting bridge. Finn O’Sullivan has the same sensibilities.”
-Michael Major, Music Times Magazine
Finn O’Sullivan’s “Not My America” is a potent, minimalist protest anthem that demands attention….a poignant narrative. The simplicity of the arrangement mirrors the song’s message, amplifying its urgency and directness.
-Tits Upon Tyne, Chill Vibes Playlist
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