Irish electropop artist Paul Quin releases People Look Better At Night on 30 October 2026 through Copenhagen label Town And Towers Records. The disco-infused track is the second single from his forthcoming second album, “Hivemind,” due in December 2026, and is available on all major streaming platforms.

Quin co-wrote and produced the track with Eamonn “J-Wookie” Barrett, formerly of Irish band Royseven, who also worked on the album’s lead single. Where that first single, “Dancing With The Devil,” paired Quin’s synth-pop songwriting with new romantic and dancefloor influences, “People Look Better At Night” leans further into disco, built around a dancefloor groove and his electronic pop sensibility.

The song follows a narrator turning away from someone who caused them hurt, choosing self-respect and release over resentment. Quin describes the track as a late-night reflection on resilience: the disappointments are real, but the night offers another chance to move forward. The accompanying monochrome artwork, punctuated by neon colour and red lips, sets the same nocturnal tone.

“Hivemind” brings together synth-pop, new romantic influences, electronic pop and disco, continuing the collaborations Paul Quin announced when he signed to Town And Towers in August 2026. UK producer Mark Saunders, whose credits include David Bowie, Erasure, The Human League, Pet Shop Boys, Cyndi Lauper and Siouxsie, co-wrote and produced several of the album’s tracks, alongside contributions from Dec Quinn of Republic of Loose, orchestral arranger Gav Moran, punk musician Pete Holidai, longtime collaborator Aidan Casserly of Empire State Human, Colm Key and sound engineer Greg Malocca.

About Paul Quin

Paul Quin was born in 1971 in Bray, County Wicklow. He formed his first band, Class Symplicity, in 1983 at age 14, and in 1989 became vocalist of the synth-pop duo biaZarre alongside the late John Butler. Their double A-side single “A Better Place / The Colour Of Rain” became an Irish radio hit. In 2000, Quin released the EP “Goodbye To Mandalay” under the name Oz through the early online label PeopleSound, working with songwriter and producer Aidan Casserly, a partnership that continued into the 2000s under the name PFQ on the “Future Songs” project, including the track “Like A Laserbeam.”

After a period away from music, Quin returned in 2021 with a series of singles on ScentAir Records, reimagining “A Better Place” and releasing new tracks including “Be Yourself Girl” and “Everything I Loved I Lost That Day,” before releasing his debut solo album, “Life On Earth,” later that year with Casserly and a group of Irish musicians. He launched the album with a sold-out show at Dublin’s Pepper Canister Church in 2022. “Everything I Loved I Lost That Day” reached number one on Radio Indie Alliance, and Quin was nominated for Electro Artist of the Year 2024 by Radio Wigwam. In 2025, he took part in “Beautiful,” an autobiographical spoken-and-sung piece with artist Francis Fay and songwriter Seán Millar for the Bealtaine Festival.

Quin signed to Town And Towers Records for “Hivemind” in August 2026, and opened the campaign in September with lead single “Dancing With The Devil.” “People Look Better At Night” continues that rollout ahead of the album’s December release.

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Irish electropop artist Paul Quin releases “Dancing With The Devil”, the first single from his second album, “Hivemind,” due in December 2026 on digital, CD and vinyl through Town And Towers Records. Quin co-wrote and produced the track with Eamonn “J-Wookie” Barrett, formerly of Irish band Royseven.

“Hivemind” follows Quin’s 2021 debut solo album, “Life On Earth,” and takes its title from the idea of collective thinking and a more connected world, moving away from that album’s focus on outsiderhood, love and loss. “Dancing With The Devil” pairs Quin’s synth-pop songwriting with a stronger dancefloor pulse, drawing on new romantic, disco and electronic pop influences.

‘Hivemind’ credits and collaborators

For the new album, Quin worked with UK producer Mark Saunders, whose credits include David Bowie, Erasure, The Human League, Pet Shop Boys, Cyndi Lauper and Siouxsie; Saunders co-wrote and produced three of the album’s tracks. Other collaborators include Dec Quinn of Republic of Loose, orchestral arranger Gav Moran, punk musician Pete Holidai, longtime collaborator Aidan Casserly of Empire State Human, Colm Key and sound engineer Greg Malocca.

About Paul Quin

Paul Quin was born in 1971 in Bray, County Wicklow. He formed his first band, Class Symplicity, in 1983 at age 14, and in 1989 became vocalist of the synth-pop duo biaZarre alongside the late John Butler; their double A-side single “A Better Place / The Colour Of Rain” became an Irish radio hit. In 2000, Quin released the EP “Goodbye To Mandalay” under the name Oz through the early online label PeopleSound, working with songwriter and producer Aidan Casserly, a partnership that continued into the 2000s under the name PFQ on the “Future Songs” project, including the track “Like A Laserbeam.”

After a period away from music, Quin returned in 2021 with a series of singles on ScentAir Records, reimagining “A Better Place” and releasing new tracks including “Be Yourself Girl” and “Everything I Loved I Lost That Day,” before releasing his debut solo album, “Life On Earth,” later that year with Casserly and a group of Irish musicians. He launched the album with a sold-out show at Dublin’s Pepper Canister Church in 2022. “Everything I Loved I Lost That Day” reached number one on Radio Indie Alliance, and Quin was nominated for Electro Artist of the Year 2024 by Radio Wigwam. In 2025, he took part in “Beautiful,” an autobiographical spoken-and-sung piece with artist Francis Fay and songwriter Seán Millar for the Bealtaine Festival. “Dancing With The Devil” opens the campaign for “Hivemind,” his second solo album, due in December 2026.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Irish synth-pop artist Paul Quin has signed to Town And Towers Records for his second album, “HIVEMIND”, set for release in December 2026 on digital, CD and vinyl. The Copenhagen label will issue a new single each month starting at the end of September, with the album following in December. The lead single, “Dancing With The Devil”, has been shared with press ahead of the release schedule.

“HIVEMIND” arrives five years after Quin’s debut album “Life On Earth”, released in 2021 on the Russian electronica label ScentAir Records. According to the press release, the new album’s title refers to “groupthink” and “conformity of thinking” in internet culture, continuing as a theme across the record.

UK producer and mixer Mark Saunders, credited on previous work with David Bowie, Erasure, Human League and Cyndi Lauper, came out of what the press release describes as semi-retirement to co-write and produce a series of tracks with Quin. DJ and former Royseven guitarist Eamonn “Jabbawookie” Barrett also co-wrote and produced tracks for the record. Additional credited collaborators include Dec Quinn of Republic of Loose, who co-wrote “Ordinary Love”; string arranger Gav Moran, who contributed to “1986”; punk musician Pete Holidai, who produced a cover of MGMT’s “Kids”; sound engineer Greg Malocca; and Aidan Casserly of Empire State Human and songwriter Colm Key, both previous collaborators of Quin’s.

‘HIVEMIND’ tracklist

According to the press release, the twelve tracks run: “Half A Man”, “I Promise”, “People Look Better At Night”, “Dancing With The Devil”, “Blood Stained Dream”, “Gods”, “Little Brother”, “1986”, “Alex”, “Friday Night For Lovers”, “Ordinary Love” and “Bray (Candyfloss And Lucozade)”.

About Paul Quin

Paul Quin is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer who has released Irish electronic music since the late 1980s. He first performed as lead singer of the synth-pop duo BiaZarre with John Butler, whose double A-side single “A Better Place / The Colour of Rain” was released in 1989. Butler died in 1998 of an AIDS-related illness.

After a decade away from music, Quin returned with his debut solo album “Life On Earth”, released in 2021 on ScentAir Records and co-written and co-produced with Aidan Casserly of Empire State Human. The album was preceded by a re-recorded version of “A Better Place” as its first single, and its songs drew on themes of loss, bereavement, addiction and homelessness, with lyrics informed by Quin’s experience as a gay man in Ireland. In an interview with GCN (Gay Community News), Quin described the album as “a kind of a personal renaissance.”

Quin has now signed to Town And Towers Records, a Copenhagen-based label specialising in Nordic dark wave, synthpop, dark synth, italo disco, future pop and electro pop, for his second album “HIVEMIND”. The label plans to release a new single monthly from the end of September 2026, leading up to the album’s release in December 2026 on digital, CD and vinyl formats. The current single, “Dancing With The Devil”, was shared directly with Side-Line ahead of its release. More information is available on Quin’s official website.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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