Inhaler

2023 - 2 - 17

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Album Review: Inhaler, <i>Cuts & Bruises</i> (hotpress.com)

Paraphrasing Saul Bellow on Philip Roth, unlike most bands who come howling into the world, blind and bare, Inhaler arrive as the hippest gang in town ...

Across eleven ear-worms, Inhaler conjure visions of delirious revellers howling their catchy choruses in festival fields across Europe and beyond. Behind the curtain, it took just about ten years to achieve overnight success, which could be declared when their [debut album](https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-inhaler-it-wont-always-be-like-this-22859606) went No. Also excelling on production duties is polymath Antony Genn, a man who boasts a fantastically diverse CV. 1 in Ireland and the UK. Audaciously, the follow-up Cuts & Bruises has the potential to dwarf even that lofty achievement. [Inhaler](https://www.hotpress.com/inhaler) arrive as the hippest gang in town – with an impressive combination of swagger, mighty tunes and boss live shows.

Inhaler Are Breaking Big. But They Still Want More. (Esquire.com)

“We flew from Dublin to London and from London to New York,” says drummer Ryan McMahon, at the moment one of two band members seated in the back booth of a ...

“I think it's hard to write a song that puts a smile on somebody's face,” says McMahon. “We've been talking a lot about how being in a band is like being in a marriage,” says Hewson (though they each, slight and stylish and endearingly goofy, seem a long way from matrimony). I mean, the first song we ever performed on stage was ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ and we can't listen to that song to this day. Hewson and his bandmates seem to be at peace with the matter of his birthright. We want our music to reach as many people as possible and speak to as many people as possible, and in order to do that you do have to put in the grind. The members of Inhaler admit they certainly felt the pressure—“Josh said he'd never want to make a second album ever again, and I couldn't agree more,” says McMahon—but also that the focus was welcome. And the main thing was that we wanted to let the songs breathe, and put less info in. Inhaler credit producer Antony Genn—a musical polymath who played in an early line-up of Pulp, worked with Joe Strummer, and composes the music for Peaky Blinders—with helping them navigate the process. He jumps in to compare the experience of making the two albums. The music economy changes, but England is still the same acreage as Alabama, with just a few key media outlets, and can be covered in a fraction of the time and cost it takes to conquer America from sea to shining sea. “We were listening to a lot of American music, like the Band, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen. “Our tour manager woke up to a bunch of calls and texts like, ‘It ain’t good, something's wrong,’” McMahon continues.

Inhaler Turns Its Lens Inwards On Second Album 'Cuts & Bruises' (uDiscover Music)

Inhaler has released its second album, 'Cuts & Bruises,' which sees the band turn its lens inwards to reflect on itself.

That LP stormed to the top of the charts in both the UK and Ireland and became the fastest-selling debut album on vinyl by any band this century. Adding to its list of feats, Inhaler became the first Irish group to top the Album Charts with a debut record in 13 years. [Buy or stream Cuts & Bruises.](https://inhaler.lnk.to/CutsandBruises) These songs are less about the world around us and more about what’s going on inside Inhaler.” “It was just the four of us jamming in the live room and trying to come up with ideas on the spot,” bassist Robert Keating said in a press release. “The subject matters of the songs are still all about coming-of-age stuff – the standard stuff you write when you’re a teenager,” added vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, the band’s principal lyricist.

Inhaler: Cuts & Bruises track by track review | Skiddle (Skiddle.com)

The new album from Inhaler, 'Cuts & Bruises' is the one that is supposed to fire the band past indie stardom to something more mainstream.

[What's On Guide](https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/) to discover even more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. There's a static feeling that dominates this song, cutting straight through the noise of what came before. There's a bit more mystique surrounding the arrangement, helped by the keys supporting the main melody. This song feels a bit closer aligned to pop music rather than blaring rock. The whole arrangement feels a lot more energetic this time around, with the guitar riffs locked in by the shimmying of tambourines. It is debatable whether in these slower, more emotional moments that Inhaler are able to quite hit the spot. There's a bit more personality to the band's playing here. [NME](https://www.nme.com/big-reads/inhaler-cover-interview-2023-cuts-and-bruises-3383956) recently the band said, "we're not here to be a mid-bill festival band" but that is the entire energy felt within these first two tracks. Ramping up the tempo with a heavy riff, it is hard to see so far what the standout qualities of Inhaler are. Now, this is a chorus that you're going to want to sing along with your friends. You can't help but feel as though Inhaler's guitar playing here just feels the same as every other indie band ever. [Inhaler](https://www.skiddle.com/artists/inhaler-123567771/), 'Cuts & Bruises' is the one that is supposed to fire the band past indie stardom to something more mainstream.

Inhaler – Cuts and Bruises | Album review (The Upcoming)

Dublin band Inhaler's star has been on the rise over the past few years, from placing fifth on the BBC's Sound of 2020 list to releasing their well-received ...

An excellent companion piece to their debut, it takes on the challenge of the troublesome second album, showcasing impressive versatility and musicality alongside evidence of the various members coming into their own. The soaring choruses of their earlier work remain in tact, but are joined by an impressive array of other sounds. The group returns with an eagerly anticipated second collection, Cuts and Bruises, which builds on the sound of their debut and shows they are no one-trick pony. Full of energy and allowing the whole ensemble to demonstrate their strengths and collective evolution, there are several shifts in tempo that shy away from what fans might expect, offering another opportunity for Jenkinson to come into his own as he bounces off Hewson’s vocals. While the singles are already part of Inhaler’s live sets, Dublin in Ecstasy is likely to follow suit. Having toured with Harry Styles and Arctic Monkeys, it’s clear Inhaler have been honing their craft – obvious in the singles These Are the Days and Love Will Get You There, which preceded this latest release.

Album Review: Cuts & Bruises // Inhaler : The Indiependent (The Indiependent)

Dublin's finest, Inhaler, are back with their sophomore album to redefine rock and roll one track at a time.

The last two songs on Inhaler’s sophomore record, ‘The Things I Do’ and ‘Now You Got Me’ are a nice transition to silence. The boys’ ego is not in the way anymore, they are finally free to show what they are worth without embellishing their sound too much, without having to scream the lyrics to be heard. The echoing riffs, Hewson’s smooth voice and a pinch of vintage make the song a great, slower moment on Cuts & Bruises. The lyrics represent burning love throughout, and Inhaler was able to keep it personal, almost like whispering a secret to a lover. Their second studio album Cuts & Bruises now proves that the same band from Dublin is clearly not as young and perhaps is trying a bit less hard. It Won’t Always Be Like This introduced the public to