Inhaler released their new single “It Won’t Always Be Like This.”The song was featured as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World on Radio 1 alongside a video directed by James Slater. Watch the video for “It Won’t Always Be Like This” HERE.
Sharing its name with the band’s debut album, “It Won’t Always Be Like This” is a re-recorded version of an early single that the Irish rock quartet wrote years ago. The world is a different place to when singer and guitarist Eli Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon formed the band as teenagers in Dublin seeking to emulate the big-thinking, big-chorused indie-rock bands they worshipped with some uplifting anthems of their own.
A run of euphoric singles had helped Inhaler gather thrilling momentum by the time the world went into lockdown in March 2020. Over the next year, as they crafted and honed their debut album–writing sessions over Zoom, quarantine conditions in the studio, no pubs open to reflect on a hard day’s tracking–it was the words of their early single that they kept coming back to: “It won’t always be like this.” Six words to hang on to. That sense of remaining hopeful, of pulling through hard times, seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, is the thread that ties this mesmeric collection of songs together. “There’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’ is the main catalyst for that,” says Hewson. “We kept coming back to that title.”
When the future looked uncertain, Inhaler kept the faith. It Won’t Always Be Like This is a coming-of-age record, an album about adolescence, love, getting lost and finding yourself again. It closes one chapter of the band’s life and opens another.
Inhaler will play an 18-date tour of the UK & Ireland later this year before heading to the states for their March 2022 North American headline tour. The dates in September, October and December include brand new UK tour dates alongside the band’s rescheduled tour of Ireland. Click HERE for a complete list of UK and Ireland tour dates.
Inhaler formed while still at school in Dublin, bonding over a love of Joy Division, The Stone Roses, Kings Of Leon, The Strokes, Interpol, The Cure and more. A string of captivating singles and their fevered live show have earned them a diehard fanbase. The band were originally meant to begin recording It Won’t Always Be Like This in March 2020 but their plans were derailed by lockdown. Instead of moping, they used the period as a time to rethink and reimagine what their debut album could be.
INHALER RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS TODAY
DUBLIN QUARTET ANNOUNCE SELECT U.S. DATES FOR FALL 2021
North American Tour Set For March 2022
Inhaler released their highly-anticipated debut album It Won’t Always Be Like This today, July 9, on Interscope Records. Singer and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon have made a record that captures their evolution from exciting upstarts to refined songsmiths. It takes in a dazzling array of sonic textures, where huge, hooky choruses perfectly meld with intricate, dynamic instrumentation. It Won’t Always Be Like This is available now HERE.
The Dublin based quartet announce they will be coming to the states this fall for four intimate club dates – Nashville, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 10 at 10am PT. These dates are a preview to the band’s full length North American tour which is set for March 2022. See below for a complete list of dates. Visit HERE to purchase tickets
A Covid-enforced delay encouraged the four-piece to find new levels as a band, opening up both their sound and their lyrical themes. Songs about meeting girls turned into reflections on society and how to get through tough periods. “We started writing this when we were teenagers and now we’re adults,” says Keating. “I wanted the songs to feel positive,” adds Hewson. “Because… it won’t always be like this.”
The album shares its title with one of the group’s early singles – a storming, exhilarating singalong of the sort that has become their calling card. But its meaning has changed for the band over the past year, becoming something more hopeful in uncertain times. “There’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song “It Won’t Always Be Like This” is the main catalyst for that,” says Hewson. “We kept coming back to that title.”
Recorded with long-term collaborator and producer Antony Genn at London’s Narcissus Studios, it’s a coming-of-age record about losing yourself and finding yourself again, trying to make sense of the world when the world doesn’t make much sense. It charts a path of sonic exploration, from the sweeping urgency of the title track and “My Honest Face” to the lush synth-pop of “Slide Out The Window” to the lithe, space-y grooves of “A Night On The Floor.” It is a debut of depth and color.
Inhaler will play an 18-date tour of the UK & Ireland later this year before heading to the states for their March 2022 North American headline tour. The dates in September, October and December include brand new UK tour dates alongside the band’s rescheduled tour of Ireland. Click HERE for a complete list of UK and Ireland tour dates.
See below for a complete list of 2021/22 North American tour dates:
2021
Sept. 12 – Nashville, High Watt at @mercylounge
Sept. 13 – Chicago, IL Schubas
Sept. 16 – New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Sept. 20 – Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
2022
March 4 – Atlanta, GA Terminal West
March 5 – Nashville, TN The Basement East
March 7 – Washington DC 9:30 Club
March 8 – Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
March 10 – New York, NY Irving Plaza
March 11 – Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
March 12 – Boston, MA Royale
March 14 – Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 15 – Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
March 17 – Chicago, IL House Of Blues
March 18 – Milwaukee, WI Rave II
March 19 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
March 21 – Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
March 22 – Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
March 24 – Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
March 25 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 26 – Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
March 28 – San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
March 29 – San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
March 31 – Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
INHALER RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IT WON’T ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS TODAY
DUBLIN QUARTET ANNOUNCE SELECT U.S. DATES FOR FALL 2021
North American Tour Set For March 2022
Inhaler released their highly-anticipated debut album It Won’t Always Be Like This today, July 9, on Interscope Records. Singer and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon have made a record that captures their evolution from exciting upstarts to refined songsmiths. It takes in a dazzling array of sonic textures, where huge, hooky choruses perfectly meld with intricate, dynamic instrumentation. It Won’t Always Be Like This is available now HERE.
The Dublin based quartet announce they will be coming to the states this fall for four intimate club dates – Nashville, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 10 at 10am PT. These dates are a preview to the band’s full length North American tour which is set for March 2022. See below for a complete list of dates. Visit HERE to purchase tickets
A Covid-enforced delay encouraged the four-piece to find new levels as a band, opening up both their sound and their lyrical themes. Songs about meeting girls turned into reflections on society and how to get through tough periods. “We started writing this when we were teenagers and now we’re adults,” says Keating. “I wanted the songs to feel positive,” adds Hewson. “Because… it won’t always be like this.”
The album shares its title with one of the group’s early singles – a storming, exhilarating singalong of the sort that has become their calling card. But its meaning has changed for the band over the past year, becoming something more hopeful in uncertain times. “There’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song “It Won’t Always Be Like This” is the main catalyst for that,” says Hewson. “We kept coming back to that title.”
Recorded with long-term collaborator and producer Antony Genn at London’s Narcissus Studios, it’s a coming-of-age record about losing yourself and finding yourself again, trying to make sense of the world when the world doesn’t make much sense. It charts a path of sonic exploration, from the sweeping urgency of the title track and “My Honest Face” to the lush synth-pop of “Slide Out The Window” to the lithe, space-y grooves of “A Night On The Floor.” It is a debut of depth and color.
Inhaler will play an 18-date tour of the UK & Ireland later this year before heading to the states for their March 2022 North American headline tour. The dates in September, October and December include brand new UK tour dates alongside the band’s rescheduled tour of Ireland. Click HERE for a complete list of UK and Ireland tour dates.
See below for a complete list of 2021/22 North American tour dates:
2021
Sept. 12 – Nashville, High Watt at @mercylounge
Sept. 13 – Chicago, IL Schubas
Sept. 16 – New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Sept. 20 – Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
2022
March 4 – Atlanta, GA Terminal West
March 5 – Nashville, TN The Basement East
March 7 – Washington DC 9:30 Club
March 8 – Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
March 10 – New York, NY Irving Plaza
March 11 – Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
March 12 – Boston, MA Royale
March 14 – Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 15 – Detroit, MI St Andrews Hall
March 17 – Chicago, IL House Of Blues
March 18 – Milwaukee, WI Rave II
March 19 – Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
March 21 – Denver, CO Summit Music Hall
March 22 – Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
March 24 – Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
March 25 – Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 26 – Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
March 28 – San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
March 29 – San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
March 31 – Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
*Photo Credit: Dan Kenny
