Vinyl Record
Kodaline - Our Roots Run Deep
Kodaline - Our Roots Run Deep on 2LP vinyl. A 2022 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
2LP ยท 2022
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2022 2LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
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.