Irish rockers Inhaler return with their soaring new single ‘Hole In The Ground,’ out now on Polydor Records. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios with Grammy and Brit Award-winning producer Kid Harpoon, the track marks their first release since the chart-topping album Open Wide and arrives just in time for their sold-out headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
‘Hole In The Ground’ captures Inhaler at their most cinematic, weaving melancholic hooks, glimmering guitars, and a hypnotic pulse into a soundscape that’s both intimate and immense. Frontman Eli Hewson shares, “To us, ‘Hole In The Ground’ is a song that was born out of our stream of consciousness. Some time away from writing allowed us to go into the studio with a sort of blank slate which felt inspiring. It can be hard to talk about the meaning of your own songs sometimes but we see it as something fragile growing amongst a wreckage. Or that last blurry memory you have of a person. It’s sort of a meditation on hope and keeping yourself awake to life.”
The release caps off a landmark year for Eli Hewson, Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon, and Josh Jenkinson. Their third album Open Wide debuted at #1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart and reached #2 in the UK, with the band embarking on their biggest tour yet. The Open Wide World Tour included two sold-out nights at Brixton Academy, a triumphant arena show in Liverpool, and appearances across Europe, North America, and Asia, plus standout festival sets at Glastonbury and TRNSMT.
Produced by Kid Harpoon, Open Wide showcases Inhaler’s ability to fuse jubilant pop melodies with rock energy and intricate grooves. Drawing from influences like T. Rex, Depeche Mode, Prince, and MGMT, the record refined their euphoric sound and cemented their status as one of the defining modern guitar bands of their generation.
Since forming in 2018, Inhaler have sold over half a million albums worldwide and amassed more than 500 million streams. From It Won’t Always Be Like This to Cuts & Bruises and now Open Wide, the Dublin quartet continue to evolve — and ‘Hole In The Ground’ stands as another milestone in their electrifying rise.