'OLD FASHIONED' LOVE FOR A MODERN GIRL

Even in the 21st century, an old-fashioned love is still what some girls dream of. And singer/songwriter LARISSA TORMEY just so happens to be one of them. In fact, Larissa is such an old-fashioned romantic herself, that she followed her heart all the way from her native Russia to her new home in the Irish midlands when she married a good old-fashioned Irish farmer, her husband Christy. So maybe it's no surprise then that her new single will be the somewhat tongue-in-cheek single, OLD FASHIONED.

Set for general release across all digital platforms on July 30th, Old Fashioned is another original from Larissa's own songbook, and features on her latest country collection, Breath of Fresh Air. That album hit stores last November, but this particular song holds a special place in Larissa's affections, and she's always had an equally special plan for it...

"I think everyone should just be themselves, I think that's so important for everybody. And if that means that you might be a little bit old-fashioned in your ways, that's grand, that's no problem. It's much better to be authentic than to ever feel like you need to pretend to be someone you're not. Even though it's a fun song, and a happy one, it does have that message in it, too. I think being old-fashioned is a great thing, and lots of girls still prefer gentlemen to bad boys! [Laughs]. After all, not everyone needs to be modern. At least not in every way."

Larissa continued, "This is one of my favourite songs on my last album because it's so funny. And I know it's a little bit...maybe sarcastic you could say, but it's in a very gentle and affectionate way. It's just a playful song, and it's the kind of thing you can say to a gentleman because you know they understand that. Because I loved 'Old Fashioned' from the moment I wrote it, I was really tempted to put it out as a single before now. But I decided that it would be even better to wait until summer came so that we could make a video here at home on Loughnagore Farm! So that's what I did! So we recorded that last week and I'm delighted to say that one of the stars of the 'Old Fashioned' video will be a gentleman called Tom Lynam, who is not only one of our lovely neighbours, but a very good family friend as well. And of course we couldn't film a video on our farm in the summer without making sure that our cattle got in on the action too! [Laughs]."

Despite the ongoing troubles faced by the music industry as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, Old Fashioned will actually be Larissa's fourth release of what has already proved to be a busy 2021. Her musical year began with the duet, Agree To Disagree, with British country legend Dave Sheriff back in February. That was followed by One Man Band in March, a track with links to none other than Sir Tom Jones himself as it was penned by Jon Philibert who also wrote the Welsh legends 1984 hit, I've Been Rained On Too. Then, as summer began to appear on the horizon in April, Larissa treated fans to another original of her own, Slightly Mad, which will feature on a full original album she has in the works for before the year's end.

With two Hot Press Award nominations also coming her way last March, in the Female Artist of the Year (alongside Imelda May, Denise Chaila, Emma Langford, and more) and the Best Songwriter (alongside Lisa Hannigan, Dermot Kennedy, and Niall Horan to name a few) categories, it's already been a year to remember, no matter what else happens between now and December 31st.

But Larissa isn't one for resting on her laurels. She's always planning her next move. You could say, she's kind of old-fashioned like that.

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