Niall Breslin The Place That Has Never Been Wounded

Acclaimed Irish musician Niall Breslin returns with his first releases since 2013 on the 24th of October — the spacious, heartfelt The Place That Has Never Been Wounded.

Featuring 14 delicate piano compositions coccooned in swooning strings, the album is a stylistic swerve from Breslin’s earlier work. Part musical breakthrough, part philosophical treatise, and part autobiography, it spotlights both his inherent musicality and his continued sharing of his personal journey. “There's an awful lot about my life that I can't really express,” he explains. “Things that I find really difficult to understand, or to put into words. And those are the things I put into music.”

The album was recorded at Camden recording studio in Dublin over just five days with the help of friend and producer Eliot James (Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, Petr Aleksander). They doubletracked each piece on a Steinway grand piano and a felted upright piano, resulting in a sound that’s both intimate and rich — a peaceful space for a certain kind of quietude.

The Place That Has Never Been Wounded will be accompanied by a book of the same name, due for publication in February 2026. Each track is named after one chapter, and each of the four acts — The Polaris Principles, Duchas, Metta, and The Place That Has Never Been Wounded — is titled after one of its core concepts. An extended version of the album is planned, to include spoken word reflections intended for use in guided meditation.