Pearse McGloughlin is an artist and songwriter from Ireland.

He has released six albums: Busy Whisper (2009), In Movement (2012) and Idiot Songs (2013) in collaboration with composer Justin Grounds. 2016 saw the release of an ambient-folk collection 'The Soft Animal'. The Rest, Pearse’s fifth collection was released in 2020. ‘Keg’ his sixth album was recently released on Urchin Music and Bluestack Records in June 2023.

Pearse has provided soundtracks and music for film (‘Shine’ and ‘Around Here’), various art projects (his music has featured in the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo in conjunction with his brothers Kevin and Páraic McGloughlin) and in commercial advertising.

Pearse’s music has been described as captivating, elegant and nuanced and has appeared in The Irish Times, on the BBC, BBC6 Music, TG4, RTE as well as at festivals such as Electric Picnic. Pearse's work often deals in literary and philosophical themes, for example, Idiot Songs drew largely from Fyodor Dostoevsky's ‘The Idiot’. His songs have also been covered and released by his contemporaries, including Fia Rua and Robin James Hurt.

a musical artist and wordsmith who crafts songs of exquisite beauty and depth (for Keg)… Nenesbutler

this is pop-folk goldsmithery of the highest order ... Between strings as precise as they are loose and vocals as inhabited as they are celestial, the journey is overwhelming... This songwriting is both deeply rooted and profoundly singular, giving it that long-lasting breadth that is so precious (for Keg)…. Le Village Pop

Softly embellished folk songs, often with a softly sweeping cinematic bent, the faint burble of electronics and a sense of the avant-garde - The Irish Times

Songs of autumnal ambience, bringing shades of a serene Sigur Ros or Beach House - The Sunday Times

Our favourite Irish record of the year (for The Soft Animal) - RTÉ Culture

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