Although soon-to-be star Saint Tomorrow has consistently put out quality music for over a year, he has so far stayed surprisingly unruffled within the music scene. Wielding a sullen and ominous voice along with an incredible guitar prowess, Saint Tomorrow is destined for a long and prosperous career.
Hailing from the small village of Kildare, Ireland, Saint Tomorrow is only beginning his journey into music. Armed with seven years of guitar playing and two years of producing, eighteen-year-old Saint Tomorrow has had a rather straightforward emergence behind his powerful project.
“I’ve always played guitar in bands with my friends, like pop punk stuff, but around the time I started this project, I got really into softer, ambient stuff which none of my friends really wanted to make,” Saint Tomorrow explained as his reasoning to make his own eventual calming sound. “This was also around the time that I discovered guys like nothing,nowhere. and became interested in having a solo project. The name Saint Tomorrow comes from a Yellowcard song called “Sing For Me.” The chorus says “say tomorrow” but I use to hear it as “saint tomorrow.” The phrase always stuck with me for some reason and when I started the project I just knew that was the name I would go with.”
As if his ambient picking and strums from guitar were not enough to convince a person of his obvious talent, one shall definitely be amazed by his poetically bleak lyrical ability. Songs like “Seventeen,” “Eighteen,” and “Snow” are just a very brief peak into Saint Tomorrows power with the pen. From “Seventeen,” Saint Tomorrow sings about love changing along the growing tides of age:
Soon enough I’ll be 18 // And I’m still the same here // Feeling lonely and lately // I’ve been wondering if you hate me
As honest as he is throughout his music, Saint Tomorrow recalls finding it hard to express himself so he does so creatively, “Especially when it comes to sadness.” Music has quickly became his emotional outlet to discuss heavy topics. “I find it hard to talk about how I feel, so music is the most comfortable way for me to express those feelings.”
Through his trio of current projects on SoundCloud, the apparent nothing, nowhere. influence is more than just perceptible across the Saint Tomorrow catalog. “nothing,nowhere. is definitely my biggest inspiration,” Saint Tomorrow began as he recalled his recent attendance at a recent Dublin nothing, nowhere. show. “His music has completely changed my life. I was at his concert a few weeks back and it was one of the best nights of my life. I was lucky enough to hang out with him after the show and just talk about music. He’s just such a nice guy, and so talented.”
Producing, engineering, and writing alone, Saint Tomorrow is on par for being an artist of the highest tier when discussing self sufficency. However, Saint Tomorrow cited that his hardships detailed throughout his latest project began “about a year ago” because of a particularly hard and draining summer vacation. “I pretty much stopped contacting my friends and stopped going out, I’d just stay home listening to music and playing guitar. I ended up losing touch with some people I was really close with and Yearbook is about that period in my life.”
Yearbook, the latest compilation of songs from Saint Tomorrow, was released earlier this month. As he said himself, the substance throughout the poignant body of work comes from the lyrical realization that Saint Tomorrow became more than just at arms lengths from those he once knew and held close. The five song EP is also yet another demonstration of how talented Saint Tomorrow is at playing guitar which he stated doing at only the age of eleven.
“It was when I first discovered open tunings on the guitar that I got really into this style,” Saint Tomorrow cites. “I was like 15 when I started listening to midwest emo bands like Park Jefferson, Midwest Pen Pals and Merchant Ships who all use open tunings and I loved the really unique sound it gave the guitar. The standard tuning guitars use always felt really restrictive to me. I definitely feel like I’m a guitarist above all else, and so the guitar influences my writing more than anything. Funnily enough, no one in my personal life actually knows about this project [laughs]. I’ve never really been confident in my music and so I didn’t want anyone I know hearing it. I record vocals whenever I’m home alone so no one even knows I sing. Most of my friends and family know I play guitar though and they’re all really supportive of me.”
If Yearbook or any of his previous projects can slate a specific projection of where Saint Tomorrow will be in a few years, it definitely will be as far as the eye can see with his sterling work ethic and distinguished musical ability. As fans await yet another project, Saint Tomorrow thanks fans for any and all the love he receives in his recent slew of encouraging messages. “I want to thank everyone that supports my music, it really makes me happy to read messages from people telling me how my music impacts them.”