British singer-songwriter Tom McRae has been quietly moving up the ranks of the most respected songwriters in the world today after releasing four critically acclaimed studio albums over the last nine years. To coincide with the release of his fifth album, he's taking on an Irish tour that includes a show in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday 11 March.

His eponymous debut album in 2000 was nominated for a The Mercury Prize, a Q Magazine Award, and a Brit, and the subsequent years of touring and solid albums have cemented his reputation as one the most entertaining and powerful artists touring today.

Now, after a year away from touring, during which Tom moved back to London from Brooklyn, he releases his fifth studio album 'Alphabet of Hurricanes' in February. It's McRae's first album for Cooking Vinyl and his most ambitious album to date. It was written over a two-year period during which he toured extensively across Europe, North America and the Far East.

"Touring lost me my sense of home," Tom explains. "Travelling constantly kept my feet itchy – being in motion is the best way to feel alive without actually engaging. I loved it."

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