Inhaler recently released their eagerly awaited new album Open Wide via Geffen Records. The band — which features frontman, vocalist, and guitarist Elijah Hewson (the son of Bono) — performs in support of the album on a world tour at The Anthem in DC on Friday, March 7.
Recorded at RAK Studios in London and produced by GRAMMY and Brit Award-winning Kid Harpoon, the Dublin quartet’s third album reinforces their status as the ultimate modern guitar band, a group for whom jubilant pop melodies, intricate grooves and rock ’n’ roll dynamism are kindred spirits rather than strangers. Bandmates Eli Hewson, Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon, and Josh Jenkinson kick off the North American leg of their tour today in Toronto.
Featuring 13 songs, including previously unveiled cuts “Your House,” “Open Wide,” “A Question Of You,” and “Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah),” Open Wide showcases INHALER — who formed as childhood friends — thrillingly coming into their own and taking their sound in audacious new directions.
It hones the sweeping, euphoric singalongs of their first two albums It Won’t Always Be Like This and Cuts & Bruises into something more fully formed, a record you can lose yourself in and one where every track feels like it could be a big single. Sonically, it’s an album where the band’s love of T.Rex, early MGMT, Prince, Depeche Mode, and more nestles alongside the indie and garage-rock influences of their teens, and is a majestic celebration of who Inhaler are and everything they’ve done to get to this point.
Watch the official music video for “A Question of You” by Inhaler on YouTube:
Since their career launched in 2018, Inhaler have been among the biggest new names in guitar music, achieving commercial success with roaring chart positions. To date, they’ve sold over a quarter of a million records globally and garnered 500 million streams. Their debut album, It Won’t Always Be Like This, hit No. 1 in the UK and Ireland, while their 2023 follow-up, Cuts & Bruises, topped the Irish charts and reached No. 2 in the UK.
To maintain this momentum, Inhaler have spent the past few whirlwind years on a relentless world tour, supporting acts like Arctic Monkeys, Pearl Jam, Harry Styles, and Kings of Leon, as well as headlining their own shows, including a sold out 13,000-capacity homecoming show at the Dublin 3Arena last year.
Inhaler
W/ Been Stellar
The Anthem
Friday, March 7
Doors @ 6:30pm
$35 GA/$55 Seats
All ages
