Irish Alt-Pop Artist Mr Billy Fitzgerald Discusses The Making of His Debut Album “A Grand Romantic Gesture,” Its Decade-Long Hurdles, and How Mastering at Abbey Road Kicked Him to Finish It - Post-Burnout

Irish Alt-Pop Artist Mr Billy Fitzgerald Discusses The Making of His Debut Album “A Grand Romantic Gesture,” Its Decade-Long Hurdles, and How Mastering at Abbey Road Kicked Him to Finish It - Post-Burnout

While he was the frontman of the successful indie rock group The Dead Flags, Billy Fitzgerald found the band’s parameters somewhat restrictive. They released their first and only album, Gentlemen’s Club, in 2010, which, despite critical acclaim, left Billy feeling unwholly satisfied with its rapid timeline and overall result.After the band split, Billy envisioned a new alt-pop-driven solo project, which became Mr Billy Fitzgerald, and wrote an a…