The House Must Win album is conceived as a standalone musical work that draws from, and expands upon, the narrative world of Mick Flannery’s debut album Evening Train, re-imagined through years of artistic growth and lived experience. Mick has written both the script and music for the stage production, collaborating with Liam Robinson (Hadestown) on new orchestrations, bringing theatrical scope and structural ambition to the album recordings. Robinson brings a cinematic, orchestral dimension to the songs, emphasizing eerie atmospheres and dramatic tension that underscore the album’s narrative. Featured artists include Anaïs Mitchell and Yvonne Daly.
SIDE A
A1. Overture
A2. Creak in the Door (feat. Jenn Grant)
A3. Rising Tide (feat. Anaïs Mitchell)
A4. When I've Got a Dollar (feat. Yvonne Daly)
A5. Take It on the Chin (feat. Brian Flannery, Eamonn Flannery feat. David Flannery)
A6. Grace’s Waltz (feat. Lisa Hannigan)
A7. Tripping O’er His Trousers
SIDE B
B1. The Tender
B2. Bonnie Rogue
B3. Talk to Me (feat. Jeffrey Martin)
B4. Daddy
B5. I'll Be Out Here (Tabitha Smyth)
SIDE C
C1. The House Must Win
C2. The Rebel (feat. Susan O'Neill)
C3. Take Me With You Then (feat. Yvonne Daly)
C4. One Chance (Marybeth O'Mahony, Yvonne Daly)
C5. In the Gutter
SIDE D
D1. Let Me Be
D2. Bags Packed
D3. All In (feat. David Flannery)
D4. Ride On
D5. Evening Train
