Album: Cuts & Bruises by Inhaler (2023)
Genre: Indie Rock
Format: Album

Description: Cuts & Bruises is the second studio album by Irish rock band Inhaler. It was released on 17 February 2023 by Polydor Records.

Background
Work for Cuts & Bruises began while touring for their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This in early 2022. Of the process, band member Elijah Hewson told Billboard: "I think we learned a lot of lessons on , and I think when we came into the second we had a better picture of how we wanted to do things.  I think the main thing we said is we wanted less information, to let the songs breathe a bit. I think we were just more confident, and you don’t have to add as much if you are confident in the songs and material. And that was the basis of what we went off and I think it guided us pretty well".

Singles
The album's lead single, "These Are the Days", was released on 7 June 2022. The second single, "Love Will Get You There", was released on 13 October 2022. The third single, "If You're Gonna Break My Heart", was released on 1 February 2023.

Upon release, Cuts & Bruises received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 72 based on four critical reviews. Another music aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7.2 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Artist Background: Inhaler are an Irish rock band originating from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Elijah Hewson (son of U2 frontman Bono), bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon. The band were tipped for success in 2020 when they ranked at number 5 in BBC's Sound of... music poll. Part of the Dublin, Ireland music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Related Artists: Sam Fender, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wunderhorse, Blossoms

Music Scene: Part of the Dublin, Ireland music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Indie Rock movement.

Tags: Indie Rock, 2020s, Album


Cuts & Bruises is the second studio album by Irish rock band Inhaler. It was released on 17 February 2023 by Polydor Records.

Background
Work for Cuts & Bruises began while touring for their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This in early 2022. Of the process, band member Elijah Hewson told Billboard: "I think we learned a lot of lessons on , and I think when we came into the second we had a better picture of how we wanted to do things.  I think the main thing we said is we wanted less information, to let the songs breathe a bit. I think we were just more confident, and you don’t have to add as much if you are confident in the songs and material. And that was the basis of what we went off and I think it guided us pretty well".

Singles
The album's lead single, "These Are the Days", was released on 7 June 2022. The second single, "Love Will Get You There", was released on 13 October 2022. The third single, "If You're Gonna Break My Heart", was released on 1 February 2023.

Upon release, Cuts & Bruises received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 72 based on four critical reviews. Another music aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7.2 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

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