Kodaline – make light of adversity with new single ‘Vultures’

Kodaline have released their brand new single ‘Vultures’, the latest song to be taken from their fifth and final album We Were Only Young out October 2^nd via Concord.
 
On ‘Vultures’, the beloved Irish band are able to make light of the industry pressures they faced over the years. Buoyed by a jubilant folk bounce with uplifting guitars and rousing percussion, the mood of ‘Vultures’ is celebratory even as frontman Steve Garrigan jokingly sings: “Early morning sky is falling/ television people talking/ man, is this the end of it all?”
 
There were certainly times through their career of over a decade when they felt the vultures circling: “But it’s a fun song about sticking to your goals, learning to forget all the outside noise and making it through,” Garrigan says.
 
The new album We Were Only Young weaves a rich sonic tapestry between beautiful ballads, from the soft and soaring acoustics of ‘All I Ever Need Is You’, to the piano and gospel-laced ‘Learn To Lose’. These tender songs are joined by huge such pop anthems, such as the bright ‘It’s Not Over’, and the propulsive harmony driven ‘Get Me High’, while cavernous sounds mark the beginning and end to the record, which launches with the bold and brooding ‘Who Will Save You Now’ and closes with the uplifting yet solemn ‘The One For Me’.
 
Saying goodbye is never easy, but Kodaline have written the perfect closing chapter to their story with We Were Only Young. A band born busking on the streets of Swords, Dublin to go on to triumph against the odds and deliver a chart-topping, multi-platinum and multi-billion streamed career to touch the hearts of fans across the globe.
 
“It’s amazing to be going out on our own terms, and I think the decision has given everybody a lot of time to reflect on what the band’s meant to them,” drummer Vinny May says. “We’ve been in this band for over half our lives, and we’re definitely ending it on a high.” Garrigan agrees that “a lot of bands can fizzle out, and I think it’s better to call it a day yourself, and step away with intent into a new era”.

With their last statement We Were Only Young they present a contemplative and hugely moving body of work which explores pertinent themes of growth, connection, love and closure, as they look towards a bright and hopeful future. 

WE WERE ONLY YOUNG TRACK LISTING
Who Will Save You Now
We Were Only Young
Back To Me
Without You
Get Me High
All I Ever Need Is You
Vultures
Last Forever
Learn To Lose
Hindsight
It’s Not Over
The One For Me

PRE-ORDER HERE