The Road

Fire In The Doll's House

"In mid 2013, Tom Moriarty released a pristine EP of modern folk that just seems to get better and better with each listen. True to its name, Snapshots of Reality looks at human situations from a personal perspective without getting overly preachy or moralistic leaving the five song EP as a canvas for the listener paint his or her own pictures. The first three songs, “Finding a Better Way”, “Falling Down”, and “You Rock My World” are each musical gems deserving high recognition and acclaim."   Modern Rock Review

EP - Snapshots of Reality

SHE'S LIKE THE RIVER - 13:12:2021, 09.25

ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2.2

Driftwood

Freedom

Take Everything From Me

By Your Side

"beautiful...real fine... made a great record of it too.  Hope we meet somewhere sometime" David Crosby

"...like Eddie Vedder covering Nick Drake" XFM

"it's a beauty" 6 Radio

Buy "Me and the Sun"
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/me-and-the-sun-single/id907522111

"The lyrics have that fine and all-too-rarely genuine air of being lived in. Moriarty's husky, hushed voice emphasises this quality superbly..."

“accomplished”

"Magnificent voice" Janice Long, BBC Radio 2

“special song”

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Lyrics below

We’re just talking you and I
Laughing and crying under this desert sky
I say this violence, it comes to no good
This anger hurts more than it ever should

Peace elusive at its best like the falling rain
Thinking about the things we’ve done
Just me and the sun

We are talking like old friends
He’s seen so much the stories never end
He says this violence…it comes to no good
This anger hurts more than it ever should

Peace is fragile like the ocean that we dance upon
Finding hope where these is none
Just me and the sun

Peace is fleeting like the snow that we breath upon
Staring at what’s lost and won
Just me and the sun

Just me and the sun


Me and the Sun

Chasing Angels *

ENEMY INSIDE 9.8.1

SHES LIKE THE RIVER 11.6 (2025) - 05_06_2025, 10.01

An 8 minute little taster of tracks from the new album.  A signed copy is now available to order at https://tommoriarty.bandcamp.com/album/the-road-signed-cd  Big thanks to those who buy the album.  I thank you for supporting indie music and becoming patrons for the arts.  

"The Road" Album Sampler

ENEMY INSIDE 11.2 - 31_07_2025, 14.03 Best

ON THE ROAD AGAIN 6.1 (FINAL MIX) - 01_08_2025, 13.04 Dry vocal SMU

Riptide Short version - 10_09_2025, 18.22

Pride

When I'm over you - 30_08_2024, 17.15

Rise and Fall for road trip

Missing you

LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND 13 (MASTER) - 05_11_2025, 14.40

ON THE ROAD AGAIN 9 (MASTER)

SHES LIKE THE RIVER 12 (MASTER)

ONE DAY 5 (MASTER)

TILL THE LEVEE BREAKS 8 (MASTER)

YOU ARE MY ISLAND 7 (MASTER)

YOU ARE MY ISLAND 8 (MASTER)

BELLAS GARDEN 8 (MASTER)

ENEMY INSIDE 12 (MASTER) (2)

HARD TIMES 15 (MASTER) (1)

HARD TIMES 18 (MASTER)

HARD TIMES 20 (MASTER)

HARD TIMES 24 (MASTER)

HARD TIMES 22 (MASTER)

BORN AGAIN 9 (MASTER)

HARD TIMES 25 (MASTER) (1)

YOU ARE MY ISLAND 14 (MASTER)

LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND (FINAL MASTER) - 01_12_2025, 10.33

The debut album from Tom Moriarty - Fire In The Doll's House.

As heard on BBC Radio 2, BBC London Radio, BBC Scotland, 5 Live, BBC regional stations and many others across UK.

4*Q Magazine - 4* Guitarist Magazine - 4* OK Magazine - 4* Maverick Magazine

Dance With Me

Don't Ask Why

Where Are You Now

Every trick in the book

Introducing the new EP from Tom Moriarty - Snapshots of Reality.

'Finding a Better Way' is the lead single from the EP and has already received support from radio up and down the country including BBC Radio 2.

"For fans of Ben Harper, Ray LaMontagne and Jack Johnson" 4 STARS - Guitarist Magazine.


Tom Moriarty is a British born singer/songwriter. Based in London, he recently released a critically acclaimed debut album entitled "Fire in the Doll's House" attracting praise in the industry and the press. 

"The protest singer has a pulse again." - Sunday Times

"Magnificent voice." - Janice Long, BBC2

"A gruff voice and thoughtful, classic roots rock should earn him a bevy of fans." 4 STARS - Q Magazine

"A pearl amongst the oysters." - Rob Elms, BBC London

"Song-writing with a conscience, and Moriarty's message stands up to the quality of his music"  Skiddle

"Tom Moriarty is on the road the musical greatness" - Stereoboard

"Comparisons to acts such as Newton Faulkner, Ray Lamontagne, Eddie Vedder and even Bruce Springsteen are obvious, but Moriarty has a unique sound of his own" - Total Guitar

Tom Moriarty - Finding a Better Way

"Falling Down" is one of those songs that's been with me for years. Initially it was that opening riff which I played and played. It's one of those riffs where the rest of the song has to be as good. For years, nothing spoke to me. Then I was in Ibiza at a place I go most years. Was just sitting there jamming through that riff thinking about where it might go after that and my fingers started playing that bridge and then the chorus came naturally after that. The middle 8 was sorted ages ago. And there we are. The lyrics in the verse were already there and that bridge dictates the pattern of the lyrics "you can't - fight it - you can't - hide it..." The bridge is about reflecting on the verse and setting up the chorus, so that's what I was thinking about. In terms of the message I was thinking about hardship and what so many people are going through right now, hard times. It's about suddenly facing the harsh reality, that feeling of helplessness, numbness. One minute you're surviving and then you're not, or you're healthy and then not or you're in love and then not. It's about empathising with people going through these times, it's about being in these times.

Falling Down

Hunt You Down

Fade Away

Tom Moriarty is a British singer-songwriter described by the Press Association as being a “rare talent” and who's voice has been described as having the soul of Ray Lamontagne and the rage of Eddie Vedder.  Tom just puts it down to “cigarettes, alcohol and pain.”
 
He released his critically acclaimed debut album in 2012 entitled "Fire in the Doll's House", with one single making the Radio 2 playlist and national spot plays for other tracks.  It was awarded 4 stars by Q mag, Guitarist, Maverick and OK magazine, "..a gruff voice and thoughtful, classic roots rock" 4 stars, Q magazine.  He was also written up in the Sunday Times culture section who, picking up on the substance within his lyrics as well as the accomplished musicianship, proclaimed “the protest singer has a pulse again.” 
 
This was followed by an EP in 2013 entitled "Snapshots of Reality” which Modern Rock Review described as a “pristine EP of modern folk” and a “collection of musical gems deserving high recognition and acclaim.” 
 
In 2015 Tom released his second album “The Road” attracting positive reviews from industry writers and folk rock royalty alike.  On hearing the lead single from the album “Me and the Sun” David Crosby commented,  “That’s beautiful…real fine, made a good record of it too. Hope I meet you somewhere sometime.” The Press Association proclaimed that the “10 songs on the album are uniformly excellent” and that Tom is a “performer of rare talent. 9/10”. Maverick magazine said “An excellent new album.  Classy stuff. 4 stars”  FolkRadio.com commented, “I love this album.  A very welcome return.”  
 
He released his third album “The Shore” in December 2017.  A solo performance recorded live in a small chapel in a tiny mountain village, it is a collection of songs mostly written since leaving London in the Spring of 2016 to live in the mountains in France.  “London has changed a lot, its soul is being sold. It was getting too hard to breathe.”  

The album was well received, “a noble intensity held within his rough-hewn vocals.” R&R magazine, “it’s a joy to discover Tom Moriarty” Acoustic Magazine, “underlaying his songs is a captivating intrinsic beauty” Acoustic Magazine, “With a sound recalling Ray Lamontagne and John Martyn his songwriting more than stands up to peers past and present.” Strangebrew.
 
Tom is currently recording a new album to be released in May 2020.

With a strong track record and critical acclaim, and growing recognition, Tom Moriarty is establishing himself a reputation as one of the finest British singer-songwriters to emerge in recent times. 
 
See website for further details at www.tommoriarty.co.uk

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