Down around 3Arena, gale force winds battered buildings and swept trees and debris onto nearby Luas tracks. A storm of a different kind was brewing when I met Irish indie-pop four-piece Kodaline, who are preparing to release their highly anticipated third studio album Politics Of Living.

Irish indie-pop four-piece Kodaline have just released their highly anticipated third studio album Politics Of Living. When Hot Press caught up with them last month, the lads were in the midst of a hectic promotional schedule involving countless radio interviews, in-store signings, and live busking performances in front of hundreds of avid fans. It is a process they relish after a few false starts with the record that led them to cancel the European leg of their tour this September. Fast-forward a month and the tour has been reinstated and the band – comprising Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vincent May, and Jason Boland – have already sold out shows in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Czech Republic.

Their trajectory has been steadily upwards, starting with the release of their debut album In A Perfect World, which entered the Irish Album Charts at No.1 in 2013 and No.3 in the UK. A slew of Irish sold-out shows followed, including Marlay Park in 2016 and Malahide Castle in 2018. Meanwhile, their stand-out, soaring, soulful ballad ‘High Hopes’ has been a huge radio hit internationally.