Irish rock band Inhaler are back with addictive new single, ‘Your House’. Minutes after the single aired on BBC Radio 1, the band announced that their third album, Open Wide, will be released in February 2025 – two years after the release of their previous album, Cuts and Bruises.
‘Your House’ marks the start of a new era for the band and it’s clear that the boys have upped their game, both musically and sonically.
The single’s dynamic opening includes a combination of synth and repetitive drum beat from Ryan McMahon, which continues powerfully throughout the track. Accompanying the strong vocals of lead singer, Elijah Hewson are House Gospel Choir, who sing melodic backing vocals during the chorus. This gives the track a sound that we’ve not seen before from Inhaler, cementing their growth since the release of their first album, It Won’t Always Be Like This, in 2021.
Also contributing towards this new sound is producer Kid Harpoon, who is a fresh face to the band’s music. Notably, Harpoon has produced Harry Styles’ Grammy award winning album, Harry’s House, as well as working with names such as Miley Cyrus and Florence & the Machine.
In the chorus of ‘Your House’, Hewson sings “There ain’t a sharp enough knife / To cut me out of your life / Who’s going to your house tonight?”, drawing on the push and pull of chasing damaging forces in your life. The entrancing sound of the track expertly conveys the sentiment of being lured towards something that is ultimately unhealthy for you.
The music video focuses on this idea, as it shows the emotional battle of building up the courage to cut harmful forces out of your life for good. We see Hewson tied up in a briefcase, while a woman bangs and batters the bag against walls, hurls it under a car (which is comically driven by his bandmates), and then eventually throws it into the sea, all of which leaves Hewson bloody and bruised.
The new sound from Inhaler feels like a huge step in their career, with the first single from Open Wide bringing an energising change to the direction of their music.
Words by Daisy Harrison
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