Hilary Woods

Hilary Woods is an Irish musician, analogue filmmaker and writer. Her evocative music compositions come in many shape-shifting guises utilising song, sound, processed field recordings, words, visuals, texture and electronics. Her pioneering and critically acclaimed work is sensorial, singular, bold and dynamic. Her lyrical sketches tender and personal. 2023 saw the release of Hilary’s 3rd full length experimental record Acts of Light, which was accompanied by her own hand processed 16mm film alongside archive footage that unearthed a record “rooted in intense feeling, nostalgia and desire”. 2025 will see the release of Hilary’s anticipated 4th LP Night CRIÚ via Sacred Bones Records on the 31st of October. Past recent and live performances have all been supported by Culture Ireland and include Pioneer Works at Public Records NYC, Café OTO London, Cave12 Geneva and Roadburn 2024, Le Guess Who?, Zemlika, Southbank, Beyond the Gate, Quarter Block Party and St Pancras Old Church.  

“The stuff of Bosch paintings” – Bandcamp 

“The Soundtrack of Rituals. Masterful.” NARC 

Brilliantly unsettling..Beautifully brutal.. Remarkable.” - Boomkat 

“Utterly hypnotic….Stark and haunting compositions that stand on the edge of a knife” – Bandcamp 

“Woods talent for communicating emotions commands a solemn and sublime respect.” – The Line of Best Fit 

"A revelation in terms of the depth of song-writing" - The Sunday Times 

“An artist stepping back into the shadows away from the glare and the gloss and shining brighter than ever.” – Clash 

“A force of her own” – Brooklyn Vegan