Band members of Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries have announced that they will release their eighth and final album In The End on April 26 via BGM.
"In honour of our dear friend and bandmate, Dolores, we present to you the final album from The Cranberries, ‘In The End,’" the band tweeted.
The announcement comes one year after the death of powerful lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan, who died suddenly while in London for a recording session on Jan. 15, 2018. She was 46.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In honour of our dear friend and bandmate, Dolores, we present to you the final album from The Cranberries, ‘In The End’. Tune into the Jeremy Vine show on <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCRadio2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCRadio2</a> at 1:30PM tomorrow to hear ‘All Over Now’. <a href="https://t.co/YT0j4Hy7Js">pic.twitter.com/YT0j4Hy7Js</a></p>— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) <a href="https://twitter.com/The_Cranberries/status/1084868705719369728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The band also released a single titled "All Over Now" from the upcoming album. The song "blends rock, alternative and catchy almost pop-sounding melodies to deliver a classic Cranberries sound," the band said on their website.
The BBC reported in Sept. that O'Riordan's cause of death was a "tragic accident" due to excessive drinking. She was found submerged in the bath of her hotel room.
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For 30 years, the Cranberries blended alternative rock with pop to create a melodic sound that could be both hard and sweet. Hits like "Zombie" and "Dreams" captured the band's ability to shift their sound. The final album, which has 11 tracks and was produced by Stephen Street, is a "fitting and powerful closure," the band said.
"I can't think of a more fitting way to commemorate the first anniversary of Dolores' passing and to celebrate her life than to announce to the world the release of her final album with the band," O'Riordan's mother, Eileen O'Riordan, said on the band's album announcement.
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