Diveboy – have shared the new single ‘Glory Days’

Irish indie-rockers Diveboy have released their new single ‘Glory Days’ today Friday, September 26th.

Formerly known as The Burma, Tony O’Donovan (vocals), Peter Piggott (lead guitar) and Cian Doherty (drums) recently relaunched as Diveboy with the release of their Summer indie anthem ‘Suntrap’ and a live set at All Together Now, earning support from Hot Press, Golden Plec, RTÉ 2FM and more. 

Produced by Grammy Award-winner Ruadhrí Cushnan (Ed Sheeran, Mumford and Sons, Snow Patrol, Shawn Mendes), upcoming single ‘Glory Days’ is an up-tempo indie track rooted in nostalgia and the fleeting nature of youth. The single explores the idea of maintaining your youth as you age, by being open minded and accepting of change rather than through pretentiousness.

Lead vocalist Tony explains, “It’s easy to fall into the trap of being bitter as you get older, thinking that everything was better back in ‘your day’. In our town, they shut the nightclub down during  covid and everyone laments that there’s nothing there for the young people of the town anymore, but the new generation will always have their own thing and I’m sure they couldn’t care less about our exaggerated tales of a bygone era.”

He continues, “There was a prayer on the wall of my Grandmother’s house that she cut out of the paper that said, ‘God grant me the serenity to say less as I get older’, so the sentiment of ‘Glory Days’ lies there.”

Although the band has undergone a name change, Diveboy have stayed true to the sound that earned them two top 5 albums in the Irish charts, five Homegrown Top 20 Singles and a slot at Glastonbury 2024. 

Rolling Stone previously wrote about the band’s “glowing indie rock number that shows hints of influences such as The Killers”, and that ‘big indie rock sound’ still rings true of their music, while the trio also take inspiration from Manchester icons like  The Smiths and Oasis as well as Frank Ocean and The Neighbourhood.

Gearing up for their highly anticipated album, Diveboy have set their sights even higher, with a stadium-filling sound to match. They say: “When we sat down to write, we asked ourselves where we imagined playing. The answer was bigger rooms, arenas and stadiums! We wanted to create a sound that would fill the 3Arena or Wembley Stadium. Then Ruadhrí Cushnan brought a fresh approach and perspective to the way we recorded our songs and he was a joy to work with.”