As Inhaler unleash their hotly anticipated debut album on the world, they also grace the cover of the new issue of Hot Press – in shops today, and available to order online below!

The Dublin band discuss It Won’t Always Be Like This in a remarkable interview at HP Central with Stuart Clark – in which Joe Strummer, Tony Soprano, Ian Curtis, IDLES, Stormzy and Mick Jagger all get a namecheck…

It's a cover story that captures a band on course for world domination – and is not to be missed!

Elsewhere in the issue, we talk to Soda Blonde. Having emerged from the wreckage of Little Green Cars, they're ready to take on the world. In a candid conversation with Tanis Smither, the four-piece – lead singer Faye O'Rourke to the fore – discuss managing band dynamics, Britney's body autonomy and the search for self-acceptance...

Ahead of the release of her debut album, Mt. Pleasant, rising R&B sensation Cosha opens up about past mistakes, reinventing herself, and finally finding confidence as an artist...

We're in a very different world from the one into which Crowded House released their last album, eleven years ago, but Nick Seymour tells Pat Carty the bond is still strong as they deliver Dreamers Are Welcome...

Leon Bridges is renowned for his rich voice, vintage sounds and soulful songwriting. He discusses his third album, Gold-Diggers Sound, living in the hood, the town he now calls home, and ignoring the critics...

"We have to make this happen, it has to work!" says Catherine Martin – the minister responsible for getting all sectors of the Irish music industry up and running again. A former busker who's shared a stage with Glen Hansard, she's also determined to deliver on the Green Party's promise of a bassic income for artists and overhaul the country's nighttime economy. Stuart Clark asks her whether we'll be able to take those summer festival tickets down off the mantelpiece...

In Part One of our Summer of Music 2021 special feature, we're letting you know what's in store on the live music front over the months ahead. As we get ready to shake off the lockdown cobwebs, we talk to some of the artists preparing to return to the stage – including Tebi Rex, Saint Sister Joshua Burnside, Pa Sheehy and Wild Youth. Plus, we take a look at some of the most eagerly anticipated events of the summer...

Primed for pop superstardom, 23-year-old Charli Adams talks about growing up in Alabama, her debut record Bullseye, the nickname she got from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, and more...

As she releases her 22nd album, Consequences, Joan Armatrading discusses lockdown, Muddy Waters, why she packed in long-haul touring, and some of her current favourites – including Bieber and Kanye…

Among the highlights of the upcoming Galway Film Fleadh is Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up – a magical realist comedy set in Dublin, starring Roxanna Nic Liam. The lauded actor, writer and poet discusses the highly anticipated film, as well as Irish hip-hop and writing as gaeilge...

As she releases her highly anticipated new novel, Holding Her Breath, Eimear Ryan reflects on mental health, sport, and why Irish women are dominating the literary world...

Meanwhile, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock talks about their magnificent seventh album, The Golden Casket, and chews over Mississippi hill country days, The Chieftains and hitting the road again...

Joining forces for their upcoming EP In The Half-Light, Laura Quirke and Joshua Burnside discuss the music scene in Ireland, the pros and cons of lockdown, John Prine and strange dreams...

An Emmy-winning writer who has worked on classic shows like Veep and Succession, Georgia Pritchett's new memoir, My Mess Is A Bit Of A Life, powerfully explores her experiences with anxiety...

In Frontlines, you'll find Matthew Tallon discussing the PUP, Friday Junior Osemwekhae outlining the ambitions of Cork Migrant Centre Youth Initiative Against Racism, musician Claire McDaid sharing her experiences with the mica scandal, and more...

There's also all the news, previews, and reviews you'd expect of Hot Press – including the latest albums from Inhaler, Leon Bridges, Cosha, David Crosby, Los Lobos, Laura Mvula, Rejjie Snow, Vince Staples, Strange Boy, Yola and more.

So don't miss out! Pick up your copy in shops now, or order online below: