MADRA SALACH release new single “The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (Live from London)” via ISLAND Records

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Today, the Irish alternative-folk six-piece Madra Salach share “The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (Live from London),” a recorded live version of the fan favourite captured during the band’s sold-out headline performance at The Dome in London on 26 March earlier this year.

A staple of the band’s live set since their earliest days, “The Man Who Seeks Pleasure” quickly became a stand-out after Madra Salach began performing it on the Dublin pub circuit and by the following summer, it had evolved into a festival anthem on the Irish festival scene.

When the band arrived at The Dome for only their second-ever London show, a date that sold out within a week of going on sale, the song had already found a devoted following across the UK.

Singer Paul Banks says: “This version of the Man who seeks pleasure is particularly special to us. It’s from the last show on our debut headline tour and carries with it a lot of raw energy. While we love ‘The Man Who Seeks Pleasure’ which features on our EP, we wanted to release a version with the full band arrangement. We’re really excited to be able to share it with you now.”

The song was a standout at this year’s Great Escape Festival. NME highlighted the “goosebump-inducing vocal” suggesting it “might well be the performance of the weekend” whilst DIY celebrates “the most evocative, impressive live band going.” So Young called it  “a champion performance from one of the best groups in the world.”

Madra Salach’s reputation as a live act has built impressively over their 3 years of performing as a group, and this was evidenced following the release of their January 2026 debut EPIt’s a Hell of an Age, which reached No. 3 on the Irish Albums Chart and broke into the Top 10 of the UK Official Independent Albums Chart.

BBC 6 Music Playlisted both “The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (Live from Ailfionn Studios)” and “Blue & Gold,” and the band recorded a much celebrated Maida Vale live session. The EP takes its title from the opening line of “Murphy Can Never Go Home,” a song that tells the story of an Irish labourer who spends his life working in Britain, gradually losing touch with his roots.

Fuelled by a feverish word-of-mouth buzz, Madra Salach are fast emerging as one of the most talked-about acts of the year. They are set for a busy festival summer, with appearances lined up at Roskilde, End Of The Road, Green Man, Latitude and more.

“The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (Live from London)” is out today on ISLAND Records. Full dates below including festivals and October’s UK Headline Shows. 

 “The Man Who Seeks Pleasure (Live from London)”
Artwork / Credit: Charlie Barclay Harris


Madra Salach Live

27 June, London, Crystal Palace Park
4 July, Denmark, Roskilde
5 July, Belfort, France, Les Eurockéennes
7 July, Montreux, Switzerland, Montreux Jazz Festival
24 July, Southwold, Latitude Festival
25 July, Steventon, Truck Festival
26 July, Topcliffe, Deer Shed Festival
3 August, Lokeren, Belgium, Lokerse Feesten
4 August, Antwerp, Belgium, OLT Rivierenhof
5 August, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Openluchttheater De Goffert
6 August, Haldern, Germany, Haldern Pop Festival
8 August, Katowice, Poland, OFF Festival
14 August, Derry, Ireland, Nerve Centre
21 August, Brecon Beacons, Green Man Festival
28 August, Vlieland, Netherlands, Into The Great Wide Open
30 August, Stradbally, Ireland, Electric Picnic
4 September, Moseley, Moseley Folk Festival
5 September, Larmer Tree Gardens, End of the Road Festival
12 September, Dundalk, Ireland, Fuinneamh
13 September, Doss Trento, Italy, Poplar Festival
15 September, Paris, France, Petit Bain
17 September, Hamburg, Germany, Reeperbahn Festival
18 September, Berlin, Germany, Mikropol
19 September, Utrecht, Netherlands, EKKO

Madra Salach UK Headline Tour 

30 Sep, Exeter, Phoenix
1 Oct, Cardiff, Tramshed
2 Oct, Liverpool, Arts Club Loft SOLD OUT
3 Oct, Newcastle, The Grove SOLD OUT
5 Oct, Glasgow, St Luke’s SOLD OUT
6 Oct, Manchester, New Century Hall
7 Oct, Sheffield, Foundry
9 Oct, Norwich, Arts Centre SOLD OUT
10 Oct, Nottingham, Rescue Rooms SOLD OUT
 11 Oct, Oxford, Bullingdon SOLD OUT
 14 Oct, London, Electric Ballroom SOLD OUT
13 Oct, London, Electric Ballroom