Celebrity Name: Absolute Lilt
New Company: Primary Talent International
Primary Agents: Sally Dunstone
Department: Live Bookings
Territory: International
- Irish lilting duo Absolute Lilt, made up of Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy, has signed with Primary Talent International, with Partner and Agent Sally Dunstone leading the booking relationship.
- The duo built a massive organic following of 341K+ TikTok followers and 6.3M likes since launching in May 2023, becoming a viral sensation through their harmonised traditional Irish lilting.
- Absolute Lilt released their debut album CRIOSTAL in September 2025, with their second album ABSOLUTELY, co-produced with Toddla T, expected in 2026.
- The duo featured on the Oscar-longlisted film KNEECAP and its soundtrack, cementing them as one of Ireland’s most exciting cultural exports right now.
Irish lilting duo Absolute Lilt has officially signed with Primary Talent International, one of the UK’s leading independent live music booking agencies. Partner and agent Sally Dunstone will lead the relationship.
Made up of best friends Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy, Absolute Lilt took the internet by storm after launching in May 2023. Their TikTok account has grown to 341K followers and 6.3M likes, with over 600K followers and 70 million combined views across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
Their appeal cuts unusually wide: beloved by the Irish diaspora and, notably, the neurodivergent community, who describe their sounds as “brain floss” and calming audio.
The duo have recorded two lilting albums, one with producer Alex Borwick in Ireland and a drum-and-bass lilting album with Toddla T. Their debut album CRIOSTAL arrived in September 2025, with their second album ABSOLUTELY, co-produced with Toddla T, expected in 2026.
Beyond recording, the duo has been busy live. They performed a well-received set at Vicar Street, Dublin in May 2025, supporting trad supergroup BIIRD. They also featured on the Oscar-longlisted film KNEECAP as well as on its soundtrack, arguably their biggest cultural milestone to date.
This signing is a natural next step for Absolute Lilt. Just as doggone’s signing with Primary Talent International earlier this week showed, Primary has a clear appetite for breaking emerging artists with strong online momentum into full live forces.
Sally Dunstone is listed as Partner, Talent Agent at Primary Talent, having joined the agency from X-ray Touring in 2021, bringing a contemporary roster and building her book alongside the Primary team in London. Her current clients include TAAHLIAH and FILLY.
Primary Talent International is home to artists including The 1975, The Cure, Lana Del Rey, Noel Gallagher, Mitski, and Patti Smith, cementing its reputation as one of Europe’s premier live booking agencies.
Takeaways
Absolute Lilt’s signing with Primary Talent International is one of the more fascinating stories in Irish music right now. Here’s a duo that never set out to be a “live act.” They started with a backstage moment on tour, posted a video, and suddenly had millions of people watching. That kind of authenticity is exactly what agencies like Primary bet on early.
What makes this particularly interesting is the timing. With CRIOSTAL out and ABSOLUTELY on the way, Absolute Lilt are entering the market at the exact moment when Irish trad and cultural pride are having a genuine global moment: think Kneecap, Lankum, BIIRD.
The neurodivergent fanbase angle is also worth watching, it’s a deeply loyal audience that hasn’t been formally catered to in a live context yet. If Absolute Lilt can translate that online connection into live experiences, there’s something genuinely special here.
Can a duo whose appeal is primarily sonic and digital translate into a compelling enough live show to fill mid-size venues? Could Absolute Lilt be festival-ready by summer 2026, and if so, which stages would make most sense for their debut?
