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‘What’s a good piece of advice? Put the cat out before you leave the house’ – Talos

Musician and songwriter Eoin French says he admires people with unrelenting persistence and believes ambition is more important than talent

Eoin French released his third album, Dear Chaos, last year, featuring vocals from Lisa Hannigan. Picture: Anna Maggy

Eoin French, known professionally as Talos, wanted to be an actor, studied to be an architect and ended up as a musician.

The Cork-born songwriter’s debut track, Tethered Bones, was released in 2014 and was followed by an album, Wild Alee, in 2017. It received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Choice Music Prize. French quickly followed up with Far Out Dust in 2019, leading to support tours with Aurora and Dermot Kennedy and ...