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Inhaler have dropped their own indie-tinged version of the viral Lola Young hit, ‘Messy’. Check it out below.The Dublin band performed the hit track from the former NME Cover Star as they recently made a stop at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge as part of their promo tour – celebrating the release of third album ‘Open Wide’.While at the Live Lounge, the band chose ‘Messy’ as the track they’d cover, putting an anthemic, indie spin on the massive hit.

Inhaler have shared a new single called ‘Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)’ – you can listen to it below.The track serves as the final preview of the Dublin band’s third album ‘Open Wide’, which is due for release tomorrow (February 7) via Polydor (pre-order/pre-save here).“Billy, his eyes are like headlights/ Can’t see in the window/ Of his fast car/ She’s the stoplight/ Not turning red or green/ She’s gold and she’s honest/ Don’t justify the reason/ Or lie for a promise,” sings frontman Elijah Hewson in the groovy, ’80s-tinged track.Per a press release, the infectious and upbeat song “further showcases a band thrillingly coming into their own and taking their sound in audacious new directions”.‘Billy (Yeah Yeah Yeah)’ is accompanied by a lo-fi, VHS-style official lyric video. Tune in here:Inhaler’s latest offering follows the recent singles ‘Your House’, ‘Open Wide’ and ‘A Question Of You’.Speaking to NME last October, bassist Robert Keating explained how the group had entered new territory on their third record.He said: “While working with Tom Hull [Kid Harpoon], our producer for this album, we began thinking, ‘How can we make this a little different?’, which led us to try out different stuff and we eventually ended up doing the intro keyboard thing one day [on ‘Your House’], which re-informed the song and made us view it in a new way.“He also had the idea of trying to get the gospel singers in and that was just one of the songs where it worked really well.”Keating continued: “We’ve definitely gotten better at writing songs.

Inhaler have spoken to NME about their energetic new single ‘Your House’ and the process of creating their upcoming third album album ‘Open Wide’.The Dublin indie stars – comprised of frontman and guitarist Eli Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon – have shared their new single today (October 29).‘Your House’ is a vigorous song with anthemic synths, reminiscent of BØRNS‘ 2015 track ‘Electric Love’, giving listeners a taste of their new direction. A gospel choir is splashed in during the chorus of: “There ain’t a sharp enough knife to cut me out of your life / I’m going to your house tonight,” highlighting Inhaler’s new era.“The song is about chasing some sort of destructive force in your own life, essentially just wanting something that’s not good for you,” Hewson told NME.

American musician P!nk has had her fourth UK number one album with Trustfall, according to Official Charts.The 43-year-old singer, who has been bringing rock music energy to pop tunes since the 1990s, is tied since Friday with other female solo artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Adele and Beyonce, who are also on four. Madonna still leads the female pack with 12 chart-topper records to her name including Like A Virgin, Confessions On A Dancefloor and Hard Candy as Sir Paul McCartney is the overall individual record holder with 23 number ones for his solo, The Beatles and Wings albums. P!nk previously topped the charts with 2008’s Funhouse, 2017’s Beautiful Trauma and 2019’s Hurts 2B Human.

The inimitable Pink celebrates her fourth UK Number 1 album with TRUSTFALL. 

Inhaler have returned with new single ‘Love Will Get You There’ and details of their anticipated second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’.The Dublin band’s Tony Genn-produced second album, the follow-up to critically-acclaimed chart-topping debut ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This‘, will arrive on February 17 and comes previewed by previous single ‘These Are The Days’ and the bittersweet indie pop euphoria of ‘Love Will Get You There’.Directed by James Arden, the new video for the single sees Inhaler’s four band members – vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon – performing on a spoof Late Late Show alongside a lively cast of characters. Check it out below.‘Just To Keep You Satisfied’‘Love Will Get You There’‘So Far, So Good’‘These Are The Days’‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’‘Perfect Storm’‘Dublin In Ecstasy’‘When I Have Her On My Mind’‘Valentine’‘The Things I Do’‘Now You Got Me’Inhaler were this week confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour.

Inhaler have shared a brand new single – listen to the anthemic, radio-ready ‘Totally’ below.The track is the final preview of the Dublin band’s debut album ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, which is set to be released next week (July 9).So far, the album has been previewed by its title track and first single ‘Who’s Your Money On?’.Speaking of their forthcoming debut album and their progression as a band, bassist Robert Keating said: “We started writing this when we were teenagers and now we’re adults.”“I wanted the songs to feel positive,” frontman Eli Hewson added.

Inhaler have announced their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This.