Vinyl Record
Kodaline - Our Roots Run Deep
Kodaline - Our Roots Run Deep. 2LP · Irish · 2022. Sold out at Kilmorna in Listowel; format, release and availability details remain online.
2LP · Irish · 2022
Sold out at Kilmorna Collection, retained online as part of the catalogue archive.
Our Roots Run Deep is Kodaline looking back without turning the exercise into a greatest-hits victory lap. Released in 2022, the live album strips the band's catalogue into a more intimate frame, placing songs from different eras beside covers and letting the audience-room atmosphere do part of the work. Wherever You Are opens with a sense of reunion, High Hopes and All I Want return as emotional anchors, and Brother carries the communal weight that made it a fan touchstone. The point is not to outmuscle the studio versions; it is to show how Kodaline's writing survives when reduced to voice, melody, piano, guitar and close arrangement. After the distance and uncertainty of the early 2020s live-music pause, the record feels like a reset of contact between band and listeners.
Our Roots Run Deep matters because it documents Kodaline's songs as lived-in repertoire rather than only studio singles. The 2022 timing gives it extra context: a live record shaped by return, release and the need to hear familiar songs breathe again.
A useful companion piece rather than a replacement for the studio albums. Collectors who already have In A Perfect World or Politics of Living will find value in hearing the band's catalogue recast with softer edges and stronger room intimacy.
Stripped-down live Kodaline with acoustic warmth, piano focus, close vocals, audience energy and tender versions of catalogue highlights.
Recommended for: Kodaline fans who want a live overview of the catalogue; Listeners who prefer intimate arrangements over glossy studio scale; Collectors of modern Irish live albums with post-2020 context.
Is Our Roots Run Deep a studio album? No. It is a live album presenting Kodaline songs in a more stripped-down, intimate setting. Does it include older Kodaline songs? Yes. The set reaches across the band's catalogue, including songs such as High Hopes, All I Want and Brother. Who is this record best for? It is best for existing fans or listeners who want Kodaline's songwriting in a warmer live-performance context.