Song from EP "Plastic Land", released September 2013

Follicle

Destructive Dreams

T.I.L

Song taken from EP "Plastic Land", released September 2013

Plastic Land

Song from my debut release as John McIvor (2009)

John McIvor & The Tizzlettes EP

Anna

The 3rd Song

A love song about my wife and our relationship. It was written in 2017 and sung to her for the first time when I proposed to her that same year. I thought it would be nice to share it, I totally get it's not really finished.

Take My Hand

My return to releasing music after a long sabbatical (2021)

Fool

From my second release as John McIvor (2011)

Written & Produced by J McIvor & Alan Kelly
Keys: Fingers Kenny

Institutionalised EP

The Break-up

Music written by John McIvor.
Lyrics written by John McIvor & Alan Kelly.
Produced by Alan Kelly.

Better Off

A song I wrote as a tribute to a friend I lost touch with, following his diagnosis of schizophrenia when we were 15 years old. This song is very close to my heart. It was written long before people had the mental health awareness they have now in 2023. It was a difficult time for him and ultimately, the lack of knowledge any of us had at such a young age, not knowing how to manage it, led to our friendship breaking down.

Institutionalised

Intro

Two music students began having listening sessions in their flat in London. The sessions became inspirational for John and Tom; they would talk for hours about life and music. This blossomed into the formation of an acoustic guitar duo under the name of the singer and songwriter of the group - John McIvor. It was 2007 when they played their first gig in Brighton, UK. John's music encapsulated his Irish roots, but the song topics started off personal - relationships, break ups, and in between. By 2008, a drummer named Boris joined the duo and they were now a band gigging regularly in their local city London. John McIvor would go on to release two EPs in this band formation, John McIvor & The Tizzlettes (2009) and Institutionalised (2011). 
Shortly after the release of their second EP, Tom left the group, Boris a year later in 2012.
John continued to tour and release music under his own name. His songs became more topical, speaking about subjects of a political nature, which was highlighted mostly in his EP, Plastic Land (2013) and the collaborative Many Lives EP (2017) with London rap artist and activist, Logic. 
John now works in the industry as a songwriter. While a release is not off the cards for the future, it is unlikely anytime in the near future.

JOHN MCIVOR

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