Eoin French (2 October 1987 – 11 August 2024), known professionally as Talos, was an Irish indie electronic musician from Cork.^[1][2]

Eoin French grew up on the north side of Cork. He trained as an architect and lectured in architecture at University College Cork.^[3] He later studied at Cork School of Music.^[4]

French divided his time between Clonakilty, Ireland,^[5] and Reykjavík, Iceland.^[6]

He died following a short illness in Cork, on 11 August 2024, at the age of 36.^[7]

In his early 20s, French was a member of the band Hush War Cry. He started performing as Talos in 2013. This stage name was a reference to the mythical Talos, a giant automaton made of bronze that protected Crete.^[8]

Talos' first album, Wild Alee, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and The Irish Times awarded it four stars, calling it "a spectacularly assured debut deserving of a wide audience".^[9] His second album, Far Out Dust, was released in 2019.^[10] His third album, Dear Chaos, came out on 7 October 2022. His last EP, Sun Divider, a collaboration with Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson, was released posthumously, on 6 December 2024.

In a televised tribute to Talos, a group featuring friends and fellow musicians including Dermot Kennedy, Ólafur Arnalds, and Ye Vagabonds performed a song co-written by him on The Tommy Tiernan Show in January 2025.^[11]

• Official website
• Talos discography at Discogs
• Talos at IMDb