> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://the-haps-magazine.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Eve O'Riordan: Future Icon On The Rise! - URL: https://the-haps-magazine.ghost.io/eve-oriordan-future-icon-on-the-rise/ - Published: 2026-09-18T12:00:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-18T12:00:30.000Z - Author: Stevie-gwen - Tags: Gig Reviews Following her fundraiser for war child UK, **Eve O'Riordan** was invited to play as a semi-finalist in the **HotVox's future icons** competition, held on the 11th of September in Manchester's **The Deaf Institute**. With an alt folk sound, **Eve** and her acoustic guitar brought the room on a journey through self discovery, grief, heartbreak and love through her vocals and lyrics. Despite the short set **O'Riordan** heldtheroomas she tuned her guitar between songs, sharing with us the deeper meanings hidden amongst the music. She opened up about her song **'Swings and Roundabouts'** a song written in memory of losing someone close to her heart and rebuilding in the aftermath. Heart on her sleeve, O'Riordan's lyrics hold you tight... > Breathe in cold air > sigh out a laugh > leaves turning orange > and a line going flat > chasm in a rib cage > small things feel big > I don’t know how to keep living > like this > A flash in the pan > a blip on a timeline > is what they all say > but I’m right here in real time > knowing resilience like an old lover > only remembering her > never having her > swings and roundabouts > I can’t see clearly > can’t make sense > of a world gone mad > not enough is all that I’m giving > not enough is all that I have Raw emotion and masterful lyricism, a deadly combo which **O'Riordan** clearly has on her side. Her future Icons set showcased her other unreleased work '**The jealous Type', 'Crocuses'** and fan favourite '**The Rest'**. Demo versions of these songs can be found leaked on Eve's Instagram and TikTok reels, all which I recommend you find and listen to! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/00/85/008566f6-a11c-46ed-b2e6-110941c73c3c/content/images/2026/09/_MG_3314-1-.jpeg) Photo by: Stevie-gwen @whenshetakesphotographs Following her performance of this piece set, most audience members were left teary eyed yet smiling, I found that **Eve's** charm, talent and openness as both an artist and a person draws people in. To quote the artist bio on the Hotbox artist introductory... > Eve O’Riordan is a 22-year-old alternative folk artist who uses poignant lyrics and soaring vocals to respectively rip your heart out and make you eat it. You can find her browsing her old diaries for lyric ideas and playing with a packet of antidepressants, or taking the stage with her band, The Night Owls, inviting the audience to scream at the world, dance to the sadness, and smile at the little things. and rip our hearts out she did! Winning the public vote that night, O'Riordan will be joining her peer **Lula Gold in** Londonalong with other finalists to compete for a fantastic package designed to aid independent artists further their career worth over £5,000\. The winner receives £1,000 in cash, an industry-leading artist development package courtesy of Blinding Talent, and professional studio recording time at Darkwood Studios from Headliner. The way the competition is set up, it also benefits artists by having them play together, allowing them to make connections with one another and showcasing different artists to already established fan groups. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/00/85/008566f6-a11c-46ed-b2e6-110941c73c3c/content/images/2026/09/_MG_3236.jpeg) Photo by: Stevie-gwen @whenshetakesphotographs Currently you can listen to O'Riordan's tracks '**Crying Wolf'**, '**Mascara**' and my personal favourite of her recorded music so far '**Inhaler**'. Next week I'll be sitting down with O'Riordan in an interview where we talk about all things from her experiences so far to her favourite snack while writing lyrics! Keep an eye out as we answer the question...