What’s old is new again it seems with reissues and reformations appearing to be an almost daily occurrence. Today it is Irish rockers The Cranberries turn as they release their first single in over a decade.
Dolores O’Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler, announced their reformation back in July after they broke up in 2003. Over the span of their 14 year career the group had sold over 30 million records worldwide and penned a string of hits such as ‘Ridiculous Thoughts’, ‘Ode To My Family’, and perhaps most famously ‘Zombie’.
On the reunion and recording new material Dolores stated, “Having recorded two albums with various different musicians during our hiatus, I could clearly see that Noel and Mike have a unique way of creating chords and Ferg keeps it together in a subtle way. We had a blast in the studio, Stephen was in his zone and it came together rather quickly. There is a sense of rejuvenation in the group, a freshness.”
Guitarist Noel Hogan added, “I always had the attitude that there would be another album. Over the last six years, Dolores and I were sending each other ideas on and off.” During the reunion tour, the band began working on new music during sound-checks. “The icing on the cake was to work with Stephen Street again who helped us re-discover our sound.”
Their new album Roses is out in February next year but the first single ‘Show Me The Way’ has been offered to subscribers to download for free from The Cranberries website. You can have a listen to it below.
