The Cranberries

The Cranberries formed in Limerick in 1989, Dolores O'Riordan's extraordinary voice — with its distinctive yodelling vibrato — giving the band a quality that was immediately recognisable. They signed to Island Records and released their debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?' (1993) — a record of immediate melodic appeal that established them as one of the most promising Irish bands of their generation.

'No Need to Argue' (1994) was the commercial breakthrough — 'Zombie', a furious response to the IRA bombing of Warrington, became one of the most recognisable songs of the decade. The combination of O'Riordan's voice, the political directness of the lyrics, and the song's driving guitar riff made it an instant classic. The album sold over seventeen million copies worldwide.

The Cranberries continued to record through the 1990s and 2000s, their commercial success never quite matching the peak of 'No Need to Argue'. O'Riordan's death in January 2018 was a devastating loss. The remaining members released 'In the End' (2019) — completed from recordings O'Riordan had made before her death — as a tribute to her memory.