Inhaler

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Just found out about this Japan exclusive bonus track!

 

Edit: Ah, I forgot this was released on a black heart-shaped vinyl as well!

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4 minutes ago, Beautiful Loser said:

Just found out about this Japan exclusive bonus track!

 

Same  thank you  

[Beautiful Loser 49,279]

Gonna see them again in less than a week!

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Sooo… The show was great! The lighting was better than when I saw them for the first time, and I like the echo effects they’ve implemented for Eli’s voice on certain songs.  When I saw them earlier this year as openers for Arctic Monkeys, the huge arena felt a bit large for them, that they still need some experience to learn how to use a stage that big. I’m sure they’ll get there one day! Because their songs definitely fit bigger venues.

However, the crowd just felt… dead to me. Or not dead, people were clearly excited and happy to be there, but it seemed more important to capture every moment on their phones. And don’t get me wrong, I record videos too, but never full songs and never every single one on the set list either. Very, very few joined clapping to the songs, even fewer raised their arms to bop along and not that many even jumped along. I honestly felt sorry for Inhaler, and the opening act, Nieve Ella. I felt awkward at times for enjoying myself. This is the first time I’ve seen how phones really can kill a concert. Maybe I was the only one who was saddened by it. Maybe it was better in the back, but I doubt it. Maybe it’s because the venue was fairly small and us Scandinavians aren’t known for being outgoing and loud at concerts.

I was surprised that they came back for an encore after a few minutes of us cheering them to enter the stage again, but I’m glad they did! A second play of Just to keep you satisfied and the night’s only performance of My honest face (I didn’t realize until then that they had left one of their best songs for the encore!! Insane!).

No setlists were given out afterwards, unfortunately. But I was happy to see the same girl at the merch booth as my first Inhaler show! She confirmed she’s been their merch lady for a while now.

 

Show was great, the crowd wasn’t it in my opinion. Hopefully it’ll be better next time, if there’ll be a next time!

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First single from their upcoming third album will be out on the 29th! "Your House". They've said that the album has been inspired by New York - it'll be interesting to hear how!

Pre-save here if you want: https://presave.umusic.com/your-house

 

Single cover photo by our darling Neil Krug!

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Whew, quite a lot of cover art and colored vinyl alternatives for Open Wide to choose from. Here are a few! Release date: February 7, 2025.

Standard

Online store exclusive (marbled red)

Indies (pink)

Ireland exclusive (glow in the dark green)

HMV & FNAC exclusive (clear)

I'm a bit hesitant to pre-order this time. The single is very Inhaler but it hasn't stuck with me for some reason. I also feel like I'm a bit too old for their audience lol, I'd totally feel more of the lyrics if I was 10 years younger.

Also, while I love Neil Krug and his photography, I can't help but feeling like the cover art is just a safe pick? What do these orchids have to do with the album? I bet they bought some of his pictures to use without thinking about it too much - we've seen similar flower photos on his Instagram account (like this one and this one and this one...) and in Lana's albums as well. It just feels... a bit boring to me.