Sober

Cheeky lads: on the sleeve of the single, they’re self-described as “one of Ireland’s premier rock bands”. They are? Because that must have been declared while I was busy listening to everyone from The Flaws to Therapy?. Still, given time, it’s not an impossible objective for Ronan Power and company. Containing the maximum riffage legally allowed, the heavier end of the rock spectrum is fully explored in the space of these three songs – from Alice In Chains-stylings on ‘Inside’ to the shadows of Nickelback on ‘Raged’ – a killer ballad which oppositely to its sound is a big, screaming siren that this is a band to watch.