Irish rock band Inhaler: ‘People assume our band went straight into the big leagues’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He’s accomplished so much.” As for the musical comparisons: “I don’t mind sounding like him – he’s a good singer!” It’s only now that Inhaler feel that they’re really onto something. open image in gallery ‘We didn’t feel like we’d succeed’ – Inhaler frontman Eli Hewson “When we started the band 10 years ago, picking up the guitar was like the most uncool thing you could do,” Hewson says. “But we stuck with it, and now you’ve got Sam Fender, Fontaines DC… I think there’s been a flip.” I suggest that there “We didn’t feel like we’d succeed,” Hewson agrees. “People were like, ‘When will that finish?’ So that made us want to go harder.” Even playing the John Peel stage at Glastonbury this year, the band found room for self-criticism.