Bono doesn't like hates the band’s name, and is “embarrassed” by most of their songs, as he's told the Awards Chatter podcast (via CNN). When it comes to band's name “in our head it was like the spy plane, U-boat, it was futuristic — as it turned out to imply this kind of acquiescence, no I don’t like that name. I still don’t really like the name”. The music isn't much better either: “I’ve been in the car when one of our songs has come on the radio and I’ve been the color of, as we say in Dublin, scarlet. I’m just so embarrassed”.

Surprising or not, Bono made a nice song, 'Let Your Love Be Known', dedicated to the people fighting the coronavirus; Quelle Chris & Chris Keys dropped a jazzy underground rap song 'Living Happy' featuring Joseph Chilliams & Cavalier; psychedelic folk band Lord Buffalo released a dark and dramatic 'Dog Head'. Purity Ring deliver a batch of electro-pop with 'Pink Lightning'; Activity are cold, noisy and distant on 'Nude Prince'; Control Top released a dancey rock song 'One Good Day'; well, this is great in a funny way - a country and western band covered Limp Bizkit's 'Rollin''.

“For me and for us as a band, we’ve known that there’s going to be doors open. There’s no doubt about it, but those doors will shut just as fast as they open if we’re not good" - Eli Hewson of the Dublin newcomers Inhaler told NME about having U2s Bono for a dad. You […]