Apart from that massage, the rest of it can kiss my ass’Stephenie Meyer on Midnight Sun: ‘This was just a huge, pain-in-the-butt book to write’The Music Quiz: Who played a Dublin gig on the same night as Adele in 2008?Frequently asked questions about your digital subscriptionSpecially selected and available only to our subscribersCarefully curated selections of Irish Times writingSign up to get the stories you want delivered to your inbox The title track is especially lacking – the backing acoustics bring to mind the late 2000s indie-pop band Brave also falls prey to this comparison. Indeed, the band’s excitement about returning to the studio and pushing boundaries is palpable across these twelve passionate tracks. Elsewhere on the album, I Think We Jinxed It moves like moonlight on water, with O’Reilly’s vocals despondent as he recounts a broken relationship that needs “something to cling to”, whilst Light Me Up features co-writer Cian MacSweeny on backing vocals, building ambience to an almost anthemic scale. Frontman Danny O'Reilly tells Harry Guerin about making the … With an enthusiastic tempo that swells from verse to chorus, Aplin’s gossamer voice alongside O’Reilly’s more cavernous vocals is blissfully harmonic, the lyrics reflective and heartfelt; this is a track that would be as beautiful stripped bare as it is in its studio format. It is a hot summer’s evening, choosing to be present in the moment; it has a nostalgic, but infectious, joy. It sums up both their current mindset to the band and taking a risk with a new relationship, which becomes the prevalent theme of True Love Waits.
Coming together at the turn There’s a long way to go before we beat this unfortunately named virus, but, remember, ‘True Love Waits.’”The Coronas actually performed “Light Me Up” from the new album during the Songs From An Empty Room nationally televised fundraising event last weekend from the empty Olympia Theatre in Dublin to raise money to support the crews of live entertainment entities affected by the Covid-19 work stoppage.
When The Coronas’ lead guitarist and founding member, Dave McPhillips, left the band in 2019, the group considered dropping guitar completely and making mellower music – Lost In The Thick Of It almost makes you wish they had. Thankfully, however, their sixth album, True Love Waits, is more akin to the brand of beer: lighthearted, easily likeable, but maybe in need of a slice of lime. Full of love, hope and powerful crescendos, True Love Waits is an impressive addition to The Coronas’ increasingly vital legacy. When The Coronas’ lead guitarist and founding member, Dave McPhillips, left the band in 2019, the group considered dropping guitar completely and making mellower music – Lost In The Thick Of It almost makes you wish they had. Discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends.
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