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Includes Unreleased Demos and Outtakes and Is Due Out October 13 via Island/UMe
Aug 29, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries have announced a deluxe reissue of their 1996 album, To the Faithful Departed. It features various demos, outtakes, and live recordings. More
In the End Due Out April 26 via BMG
Mar 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman for 1990s Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries, unexpectedly died in London on January 15, 2018. The band were working on a new album at the time of her passing and that album, the fittingly titled In the End, is due out April 26 via BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “Wake Me When It’s Over.” More
In the End Due Out April 26 via BMG; Today Is the One-Year Anniversary of Dolores O’Riordan’s Death
Jan 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman for 1990s Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries, unexpectedly died in London on January 15, 2018. The band were working on a new album at the time of her passing and that album, the fittingly titled In the End, is due out April 26 via BMG. Now, on the one-year anniversary of O’Riordan’s death, the band have shared its first single, “All Over Now” (which also has a fitting title). More
Featuring The Band, David Bowie, Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, The Cranberries, The Beta Band, and More
Dec 20, 2018
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to part 9 of our Holiday Gift Guide 2018, which centers on music box sets and reissues, some on CD and some on vinyl. We’re splitting this section into two parts, as we were sent quite a few releases to include in it. More
The 46-Year-Old O’Riordan Unexpectedly Died in January
Mar 07, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman for 1990s Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries, unexpectedly died in London in January. Now the band have posted a new statement to their website where they announce that they are working on a final album featuring material they worked on with O’Riordan before she died and they hope to release it early next year. They are also prepping a reissue of their 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, which they also worked on with O’Riordan. More
Jan 19, 2018
By Stephen Mayne
This week we’re joined by Nate Lacy from Mimicking Birds who talks the wonders and dangers of nature, plus we have medicals, shutdowns, presidential racism, and a sad loss. More
The 46-Year-Old Unexpectedly Died in London
Jan 15, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Dolores O’Riordan, frontwoman for 1990s Irish alt-rock band The Cranberries, has unexpectedly died in London, as reports the BBC and the band. No cause of death has been given yet. More
Interviews
Nov 13, 2020
By Jake Uitti
If you’re of the right age, chances are you have a favorite song from the ’90s Irish rock ‘n’ roll band The Cranberries. For many, it’s “Zombie,” the aggressive, buzzy track that talks about bombs, guns, and war inside your head. For others, it’s the jangly “Dreams” or sticky “Linger” that have become personal favorites. More
Reviews
Jul 12, 2022
By Matthew Berlyant
Back in 2002, after five albums from 1992 to 2001 (all on Island, though their contract was transferred to MCA after the 1999 Universal merger), The Cranberries were on hiatus, so in a bid to reintroduce audiences to one of the biggest bands of the ’90s, Island released this 20-song compilation on CD, which has now been reissued on vinyl. More
Oct 29, 2018
By Frank Valish
This 25th Anniversary Edition of Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We, is the perfect document of early Cranberries, fleshed out with b-sides, outtakes, demos, an early EP, live tracks, and radio sessions. More
Jun 29, 2017
By Matt the Raven
The Cranberries have given us Something Else to help them celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary. That something else is a hand-picked selection of favorites from the back catalog, re-worked and re-recorded in orchestral and acoustic versions. More