Gemma Hayes

The Profile

Irish singer-songwriter known for blending intimate acoustic writing with vivid electric textures. Debuted with Night on My Side and followed with The Roads Don't Love You, The Hollow of Morning, Let It Break and Bones + Longing.

Irish singer-songwriter; debut album Night on My Side (2002); associated with alternative/indie/folk sounds; recognized for contrasting acoustic and distorted electric arrangements.

The review frames Gemma Hayes as an Irish songwriter first tagged to the New Acoustic Movement via early EPs, then breaking out with Night on My Side (2002). It highlights the album’s contrast between intimate acoustic cuts and more distorted, emotionally charged passages. The electric side is praised as the most compelling. “Over And Over” is singled out among the acoustic tracks.