There has never been mistaking Sinead O’Connor for anybody else. A voice born to break hearts, as tender as it is lethal. The face, simultaneously that of ocean-wide-eyed angel and shaven-headed warrior queen. And the spirit, courageous in its conviction, undaunted by controversy and fortified with endless reserves of resilience. Sinead O’Connor is that rare thing in popular music: a complete one-off.

From her first breakthrough hit, 1987’s ‘Mandinka’, to the multi-platinum international success of 1990’s ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’ with its unforgettable number one version of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, from her fearless genre-crossing forays into Irish folk and reggae, to her collaborations with artists as diverse as Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack and The Chieftains, Sinead has trodden a unique path to become the most iconic Irish female artist of the past 30 years.

25 years after her debut, 1987’s ‘The Lion And The Cobra’, she returns with ‘How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?’, her ninth studio album and as showstopping a performance as her silver jubilee deserves. Produced by long-term collaborator John Reynolds, its ten tracks play like an encyclopaedic definition of O’Connor’s oeuvre: songs about love and loss, hope and regret, pain and redemption, anger and justice.

Track List 1. 4th & Vine 2. Reason With Me 3. Old Lady 4. Take Off Your Shoes 5. Back Where You Belong 6. The Wolf Is Getting Married 7.Queen Of Denmark 8. Very Far From Home 9. I Had A Baby 10. VIP