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, reimagined 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.
1. Overture
2. Creak in the Door (feat. Jenn Grant)
3. Rising Tide (feat. Anaïs Mitchell)
4. When I've Got a Dollar (feat. Yvonne Daly)
5. Take It on the Chin (feat. Brian Flannery, Eamonn Flannery feat. David Flannery)
6. Grace’s Waltz (feat. Lisa Hannigan)
7. Tripping O’er His Trousers
8. The Tender
9. Bonnie Rogue
10. Talk to Me (feat. Jeffrey Martin)
11. Daddy
12. I'll Be Out Here (Tabitha Smyth)
13. The House Must Win
14. The Rebel (feat. Susan O'Neill)
15. Take Me With You Then (feat. Yvonne Daly)
16. One Chance (Marybeth O'Mahony, Yvonne Daly)
17. In the Gutter
18. Let Me Be
19. Bags Packed
20. All In (feat. David Flannery)
21. Ride On
22. Evening Train
