Runway Lights

Runway Lights are an alternative rock band from Dublin.

Their defining sound emerges from the adventurous musicality of brothers Shane and Oisin O’Neill, with Shane’s melodic and often startling arpeggios and progressions in constant conversation with Oisin’s huge soundscapes and explosive guitar work.

Louise O’Hanlon’s versatile vocals range from salving to sultry to stormy, her thoughtful and introspective lyrics forming songs at once melancholy and joyous, serene and furious.

The rhythm section of Colm Keenan (drums) and Ronan Parker (bass) works to intensify or subvert O’Hanlon’s songs, bringing the music in genre-crossing rhythmic directions.

Their debut EP “What Defines A Villain” saw a sold out launch at the Workman’s Club, Dublin, and an appearance at Whelan’s Ones To Watch festival before taking time to experiment with new sounds and record new material.

This resulted in the band’s debut album "Fracture and Fragment" (2023) and the “Sunday” EP with Tony Clayton-Lea remarking “This is *really* good. Hints of Television, Pixies and, blimey, The Would Be's”.

These songs chart a difficult time for the band with songwriter Louise O'Hanlon constructing songs of love, loss, anger and the difficulties of maintaining relationships through complex personal and societal times.

2024 saw the band continue with further studio experimentation and writing resulting in their second album, due for release in 2026 with singles Before The Storm and Start a Flood available now.