Helen O’Shea releases latest single ‘Chaos’

Limerick-born, New-Jersey based roots artist Helen O’Shea releases new single ‘Chaos’ – the third single from her highly anticipated album ‘Songs In The Key of O’

Helen O’Shea releases new single ‘Chaos’, paying homage to Sinéad O’Connor and Dolores O’Riordan

Limerick-born, New-Jersey based roots artist Helen O’Shea releases new single ‘Chaos’ – the third single from her highly anticipated album ‘Songs In The Key of O’, which pays homage to Sinéad O’Connor and Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries), and is is due for release on March 6th, 2026.

Announcing the album in July with a special Jersey-girls cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Dense  Water Deep Down’, O’Shea earned strong international support from Hot Press, Front View Magazine, Vents Magazine and more, launching the highly collaborative LP with flair. Succeeding this was the recently released August single ‘Rock and Roll Angel (feat. Barry Murphy)’, a delicate original track penned with two-time GRAMMY award winning producer Marc Swersky, in honour of The Cranberries’ lead vocalist, Dolores O’Riordan.

For many songwriters, they say that one writes what one knows, and Helen O’Shea admits to living in ‘Chaos’ for a period of time, before having channeled her emotions into this third single release and second original song from the album.

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She explains, “‘Chaos’ describes the inside of a mind full of to-do list items competing with each other, leading to complete overwhelm, but with a resounding note of hope at the end…”, an air of positivity that defines much of her discography.

O’Shea’s longtime producer, Marc Swersky, infuses the single with an atmosphere of modern times – hustle and bustle, distractions and urgency –  yet evokes the feel of the 90’s with a nod to the great artists of the Lilith Fair era. The song is enhanced by the technical guitar work of Andrew Carillo (Joan Osbourne & James Maddock), the sublime keys of Rob Clores (The Black Crowes & Jesse Malin) as well as dynamic drums and percussion from Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors).

Upcoming album ‘Songs in the Key of O’ (for release on March 6th 2026) features a talented list of collaborators, including Nathan Bishop, Nicole Scorsone, Brielle Brown, Michelle Moore (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – E Street Choir), Fiona Tyndall, Lauren O’Shea and more, with the LP engineered by Jack Daley (Spin Doctors), mixed by Seth Von Paulus (Linda Perry) and mastered by Leon Zervos.