The solitude and freshness of life in the country and by the Atlantic seems to have worked out charmingly for Myles O'Reilly.

O'Reilly, the Dubliner behind Juno Falls, spent two weeks in Schull in 2004 recording debut album 'Starlight Drive', and then relocated Dingle, where his breezy indie-pop follow-up 'Weightless' was born.

"I feel that in the back of beyond, wherever it may be, people focus more on feeling music and listening to it in live situations like proper sessions in pubs or houses or parties," explains O'Reilly before adding: "That's lost in cities; especially since the economic boom, I feel commercial music is more acceptable but fortunately up-close heart-felt music has been amplified by artists in rural areas in the last few years as much as crap has been growing on radios. I like to write and compose any of my work in areas like Dingle or Schull for that reason."

While it seems that Juno Falls is a solo artist in all but name, Myles has been keen to steer clear of any kind of singer-songwriter clique, bringing in friends and other musicians to give his demos more of a band feel.

"It was just a ball to have great musicians come to the studio and step in to your bubble for a while. In Nashville doing some demos with producers there, I had Lindsey Jameson from Ben Folds play drums on three songs. He loved playing on them and compliments were flying. That just made me feel fantastic," he says.

Myles does point out that all the musicians on the record were "Irish and local", including well-known producer/multi-instrumentalist Ken McHugh (Autamata), Carl Pappenfus from Relish on drums, and strings by Cora Venus Lunny.

"She came to the studio for a week and we buzzed about the place coming up with string parts. We'd end up straying so far from the expected string clichés because Cora had such scope. If it sounded strange, but not so strange that it was out; then we were happy."

With an enjoyable recording process, the next step was getting 'Weightless' out. With various labels interested, V2 emerged as his new home. Unfortunately, V2 has undergone a takeover recently, leaving most of its artists in jeopardy. Myles admits that he is no different in this case.

"I know what makes me happy and it's not quite what fits in to a major label's picture. There was a little pressure—'do you know just how important this is Myles…do you?'—kind of pressure. I had a lot of hassle leading up to this release because of internal conflict unknown to me. I recorded my album on the budget I got but when it came to a release, the label had no budget for me, because they all got the sack," he says.

Myles added: "Everything has been done on my own so far. I sensed I was never going to see a release budget so I prepared this release with my manger Gerald and when the s**t hit the fan, we already had a plan. I still have no idea where I stand with regards the take-over and the new V2, but I'm pretty sure they don't give a rat's arse who I am; which bothers me none cause I'm happy the record is on shelves."