{"id":2063776,"date":"2026-07-27T09:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063776"},"modified":"2026-07-27T09:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:53:40","slug":"david-holmes-shares-details-of-sinead-oconnors-final-unreleased-album-with-messages-from-the-late-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063776","title":{"rendered":"David Holmes shares details of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s final, unreleased album with messages from the late icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-oconnor@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">David Holmes shares details of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s final, unreleased album with messages from the late icon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The producer described the album, titled \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019, as \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-27T10:53:40+01:00\">27th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-oconnor@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Sin\u00e9ad O&apos;Connor in 2020\" title=\"sinead-oconnor@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sin\u00e9ad O&#8217;Connor in 2020. CREDIT: Lindsey Best for the Washington Post\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Producer David Holmes has shared details of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s final, unreleased album, and revealed some messages he got from the late musician about the record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity and intensity\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>O\u2019Connor died in July 2023 at the age of 56. Since her death, she has continued to be celebrated as one of Ireland\u2019s most fearless and influential artists, both for her voice and for her willingness to speak out on political, religious and social issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Holmes \u2013 who worked closely with the singer in the final few years of her life \u2013 shared insight into a new album that they were working on together called \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>His post was shared three years after O\u2019Connor\u2019s death, and in it he shared \u201ca couple of texts I received from her while producing what would be her final album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her messages, O\u2019Connor said \u201cNeil\u201d \u2013 potentially Irish film director Neil Jordan \u2013 was \u201chaving a shit freak over NVDA\u201d and \u201cplaying it to everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m actually having a shit freak myself cus [sic] it sounds so good,\u201d she added, also saying that she wanted to make some tweaks to the recording including \u201csing a bit more harmony stuff\u201d and \u201cbalance the tracked vocals better in the first verse of the mix\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbP5MnNjAB2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnyway it\u2019s all so good\u2026 I\u2019m proud of us,\u201d she added, saying that she wanted to \u201cmake records together until one of us croaks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In another message shown in the post, sent in December 2022, O\u2019Connor messaged to discuss what she wanted an acapella \u201cintro to the album\u201d and for the album \u201cto be sequenced in chronological order in terms of when the songs were written, or recorded\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In his caption, Holmes said that while he is still uncertain about whether the album \u201cwill ever see the light of day\u201d, he still regards it to be \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer songs are as real and pure as you can only imagine,\u201d he continued, also sharing some insight into how she recorded the title track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI remember she once said to me [regarding] the song \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019, \u2018There\u2019s a techniquely better version to be had here but I\u2019ll never be able to give you a better performance\u2019,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a music producer or artist that\u2019s exactly what you should always be looking for. The truth. So much more to share re; all the songs and their genesis but that will come in due course. They tried to bury me but didn\u2019t know I was a seed. I believe in Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019 Connor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the comment section, Imelda May shared her praise for the unreleased record, writing: \u201cI\u2019ve heard it and it\u2019s truly incredible I miss her so much. I too re-read her texts sometimes and listen to her voice notes\u2026 seems crazy she\u2019s gone and yet she still feels so present. This album is important, it matters. The world needs to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Laverne wrote that she \u201cReally hopes this album is shared with people one day\u201d as \u201cwe need her voice now more than ever\u201d, and Pulp\u2019s Jarvis Cocker simply wrote: \u201cAgreed\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Others to comment included Mogwai\u2019s Stuart Braithwaite, who shared: \u201cCan\u2019t wait for this to come out David. The world needs it\u201d, and Garbage who commented: \u201cOh this is pure gold. I had no idea there was a record in the can. What a heartbreak. What a thrill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s cause of death was revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Many figures from the music industry paid tribute to her online, including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Fall Out Boy, Ice-T and Tori Amos, and streams of her music went up by 7.9million in the US during the week after her death.<\/p>\n<p>Her last album was 2014\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Not Bossy, I\u2019m the Boss\u2019, and her last single was 2023\u2019s \u2018The Skye Boat Song\u2019 which she recorded for the drama series Outlander.<\/p>\n<p>Since her death, there has been a stage production based on her life and music open in Manchester, and ongoing rumours of a biopic \u2013 which date back to 2023. <em>Variety<\/em>\u00a0claimed that the project has been in the works since 2022\u2019s<em> Nothing Compares<\/em> documentary and would recall the life and career of the late artist.<\/p>\n<p>After her passing was announced in 2023, 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tyla-Credit-Catherine-Lo-Medico-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Album Reviews<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Tyla \u2013 \u2018A*Pop\u2019 review: safe, polished pop that could\u2019ve gone further<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-editor-date\">\n<p>                                                            <span class=\"td-author-date\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                <span class=\"entry-review-stars\"><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star-half\"><\/i><i class=\"td-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/span>                                                                    <\/span>\n                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Producer David Holmes has shared details of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s final, unreleased album, and revealed some messages he got from the late musician about the record.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity and intensity\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>O\u2019Connor died in July 2023 at the age of 56. Since her death, she has continued to be celebrated as one of Ireland\u2019s most fearless and influential artists, both for her voice and for her willingness to speak out on political, religious and social issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Holmes \u2013 who worked closely with the singer in the final few years of her life \u2013 shared insight into a new album that they were working on together called \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>His post was shared three years after O\u2019Connor\u2019s death, and in it he shared \u201ca couple of texts I received from her while producing what would be her final album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her messages, O\u2019Connor said \u201cNeil\u201d \u2013 potentially Irish film director Neil Jordan \u2013 was \u201chaving a shit freak over NVDA\u201d and \u201cplaying it to everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m actually having a shit freak myself cus [sic] it sounds so good,\u201d she added, also saying that she wanted to make some tweaks to the recording including \u201csing a bit more harmony stuff\u201d and \u201cbalance the tracked vocals better in the first verse of the mix\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbP5MnNjAB2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnyway it\u2019s all so good\u2026 I\u2019m proud of us,\u201d she added, saying that she wanted to \u201cmake records together until one of us croaks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In another message shown in the post, sent in December 2022, O\u2019Connor messaged to discuss what she wanted an acapella \u201cintro to the album\u201d and for the album \u201cto be sequenced in chronological order in terms of when the songs were written, or recorded\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In his caption, Holmes said that while he is still uncertain about whether the album \u201cwill ever see the light of day\u201d, he still regards it to be \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer songs are as real and pure as you can only imagine,\u201d he continued, also sharing some insight into how she recorded the title track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI remember she once said to me [regarding] the song \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019, \u2018There\u2019s a techniquely better version to be had here but I\u2019ll never be able to give you a better performance\u2019,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a music producer or artist that\u2019s exactly what you should always be looking for. The truth. So much more to share re; all the songs and their genesis but that will come in due course. They tried to bury me but didn\u2019t know I was a seed. I believe in Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019 Connor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the comment section, Imelda May shared her praise for the unreleased record, writing: \u201cI\u2019ve heard it and it\u2019s truly incredible I miss her so much. I too re-read her texts sometimes and listen to her voice notes\u2026 seems crazy she\u2019s gone and yet she still feels so present. This album is important, it matters. The world needs to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Laverne wrote that she \u201cReally hopes this album is shared with people one day\u201d as \u201cwe need her voice now more than ever\u201d, and Pulp\u2019s Jarvis Cocker simply wrote: \u201cAgreed\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Others to comment included Mogwai\u2019s Stuart Braithwaite, who shared: \u201cCan\u2019t wait for this to come out David. The world needs it\u201d, and Garbage who commented: \u201cOh this is pure gold. I had no idea there was a record in the can. What a heartbreak. What a thrill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s cause of death was revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Many figures from the music industry paid tribute to her online, including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Fall Out Boy, Ice-T and Tori Amos, and streams of her music went up by 7.9million in the US during the week after her death.<\/p>\n<p>Her last album was 2014\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Not Bossy, I\u2019m the Boss\u2019, and her last single was 2023\u2019s \u2018The Skye Boat Song\u2019 which she recorded for the drama series Outlander.<\/p>\n<p>Since her death, there has been a stage production based on her life and music open in Manchester, and ongoing rumours of a biopic \u2013 which date back to 2023. <em>Variety<\/em>\u00a0claimed that the project has been in the works since 2022\u2019s<em> Nothing Compares<\/em> documentary and would recall the life and career of the late artist.<\/p>\n<p>After her passing was announced in 2023, <em>NME<\/em> shared an obituary for O\u2019Connor that celebrated her as \u201can artist of integrity, intensity and honesty\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo amount of troubles could ever overshadow her talent,\u201d it read. \u201cO\u2019Connor was that rare artist who was determined to use her platform for retributive good, and she will be remembered not just for the beauty of her voice, but for its power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/david-holmes-shares-details-of-sinead-oconnors-final-unreleased-album-with-messages-from-the-late-icon-3959186&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-oconnor@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News David Holmes shares details of Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s final, unreleased album with messages from the late icon The producer described the album, titled \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019, as \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 27th July 2026 Sin\u00e9ad O&#8217;Connor in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2063776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2063776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2063776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2063776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2063776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}