Album review: The Coronas - The Long Way
Even if you are at best faintly aware of The Coronas and their huge (overwhelmingly female) fanbase, chances are you will be familiar with the drama overshadowing the Dubliners’ fourth album. Two year ago frontman Danny O’Reilly parted from long-term girlfriend, TV presenter Laura Whitmore. Reeling from the split, he poured his pain into the group’s major label debut, resulting in a break-up record spilling over with shock and heartache.
That isn’t to say The Long Way is a depressive listen. Allied to O’Reilly’s ‘woe-is-me-lyrics’ is a rollocking pop-rock template, with songs that practically vault from the speakers, so super-shiny is the production. This is a kitchen-sink affair, full of full-fat riffs and soaring vocals.
