Rebecca Shannon shows catchy EP is a girl’s best friend

An unknown Irish singer-songwriter has kept Ed Sheeran, The Coronas, and The Kings of Leon off the top of the the Irish iTunes album charts.

Rebecca Shannon shows catchy EP is a girl’s best friend

Chirpy, otherwise known as Rebecca Shannon, released her debut EP, Real Life, on Tuesday. By Thursday it was the most downloaded album in the country.

“Even to be on iTunes is bizarre,” Rebecca told the Irish Examiner. “It’s as if you handknitted a sweater and it’s walking down a catwalk next to a Burberry trenchcoat it’s that bizarre.”

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