＊一手捧红The Cranberries的幕后推手Stephen Street全权操盘！ ＊Dolores O`Riordan逝世一週年当天释出主打歌「All Over Now」，空降成人另类歌曲榜第25名，瀰漫90年代招牌另类摇滚音轨！ 　　以极具个性特色且拥有辨识度高嗓音的Dolores O`Riordan领导The Cranberries之下，立足90年代另类摇滚风潮最成功的「Female-Fronted Band」乐团，也是继U2之后扬名国际舞台，最受欢迎的爱尔兰籍摇滚乐团！2018年1月15日Dolores O`Riordan突然传出逝世消息震惊全球乐坛，The Cranberries相隔一年后献上全新专辑《In The End》，保留桃乐丝最后声影，同时纪念这位深受世人爱戴的摇滚女杰。吉他手Noel Hogan言道：『我们四位团员缺一不可，小红莓合唱团不能没有Dolores的存在，发行完《In The End》专辑之后，小红莓合唱团将走入历史！』 　　负责吉他之Noel与贝斯的Mike Hogan两兄弟+鼓手Fergal Lawler+主唱Dolores，合组The Cranberries黄金阵容。虽然1993年首张作品《Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can`t We? 》顺利发行，却没有引起太多迴响，就在担纲Suede美国演唱会暖场，再伴随〈Linger〉重发爬上美国Top8及英国Top14，The Cranberries知名度瞬间暴涨！趁胜追击的《No Need To Argue》，在好评推崇下，全球飙上1600万惊人销量，The Cranberries正式入主巨星摇滚乐团名单！1996年的《To The Faithful Departed》，稳住脚步的在世界各地突破600馀万票房佳绩。1999年的《Bury The Hatchet》风光写下17国冠军、110场爆满巡演纪录！就在《Wake Up And Smell The Coffee》问市后，团员们各自展开音乐计划，暂时将The Cranberries划下休止符。睽违长达11年的回归作《Roses》，绽放迷人芳香，滚石杂志、今日美国、AllMusic…等传媒皆给予高分肯定！ 划下休止符的最后一张作品《In The End》，早在2017年的巡迴演唱会途中便开始创作与筹备。因为Dolores椎间盘突出病痛而被迫取消几场北美演唱会，于休息和复原期加速录制时间，聘请曾负责The Smiths、Blur、Kaiser Chiefs等超级队伍的大师，也是一手捧红The Cranberries的幕后推手Stephen Street全权操盘。就在Dolores逝世一週年当天释出的主打歌〈All Over Now〉，空降成人另类歌曲榜第25名，Dolores嗓音的渲染力依旧强烈，瀰漫90年代招牌另类摇滚音轨，不失劲道的敲打聆听者心灵，其实，这一切并未结束，Dolores反而在音乐世界中更自在且无拘束的活著，同时串连出动人记忆；鼓譟的〈Wake Me When It`s Over〉，雕塑出The Cranberries早期摇滚纹路，流畅旋律与饱满声响畅快淋漓；刚柔并济的声频紧紧包覆〈The Pressure〉，自信满满且义无反顾的昂首前行，落幕前的The Cranberries，再次令人彻底臣服！ Thirty years after forming in Limerick (initially as The Cranberry Saw Us) THE CRANBERRIES are set to release their eighth and final album, "In The End", on April 26. With Stephen Street once again taking producer duties, the 11-track record brings a remarkable career to a fitting and powerful closure. Announcing the album, the band has shared the first single "All Over Now" that blends rock, alternative and catchy almost pop-sounding melodies to deliver a classic CRANBERRIES sound. THE CRANBERRIES — Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler — emerged from the pre-Brit-pop scene of the early '90s, with their trademark indie guitar sound and Dolores's distinctive Celtic-tinged lilting vocal style — described by Melody Maker as "the voice of a saint trapped in a glass harp". Their rise to global fame was nothing short of meteoric; best known for their now classic songs "Linger", "Zombie" and "Dreams", the band have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. While it is tinged with sadness following Dolores's unexpected death on January 15, 2018, "In The End" is not a valediction, it is a celebration, one that stands as a powerful testimony to the life and creative work of Dolores and her brothers in music Noel, Mike and Fergal. The genesis of "In The End" began in May 2017 while the band were on tour. By winter of 2017 Noel and Dolores had written and demoed the eleven songs that would eventually appear on the album. "Dolores was so energized by the prospect of making this record and to getting back out on the road to play the songs live," recalls Noel. In coming to terms with her tragic passing Noel, Mike and Fergal listened to the songs and, with the support of Dolores's family, wanted to honor their close friend, and collaborator by completing the record. Speaking about the band's concerns at the time, Noel said: "we knew this had to be one of the, if not the, best CRANBERRIES album that we could possibly do. The worry was that we would destroy the legacy of the band by making an album that wasn't up to standard. Once we had gone through all the demos that Dolores and I had worked on and decided that we had such a strong album, we knew it would be the right thing and the best way that we could honor Dolores." With the songs at various stages of completion they turned to Stephen Street — who had produced four of their previous albums including "Everybody Else Is Doing It", "So Why Can't We?" and "No Need To Argue" — and spent four weeks in a London studio building the sounds around her vocals from the original demos. "It was a bittersweet time. The joy of recording new tracks is always exciting and one of the best parts of being in a band. At the end of every day when we'd laid down our parts there was a sense of sadness, knowing that Dolores wouldn't be in that evening to work on that day's track," remembers Noel. The album is a strong goodbye from the band to their fans, a fitting tribute to their bandmate and friend and, most importantly, a collection of powerful songs that can take their rightful place with THE CRANBERRIES' previous six records. Speaking about the single and the album, Dolores's mother said: "I miss her awfully, specially today, as does the entire family. That said I can't think of a more fitting way to commemorate the first anniversary of her passing and to celebrate her life than to announce to the world the release of her final album with the band. She was very excited about this new album and was really looking forward to its release. I have no doubt that she is happy now and would be delighted with today's announcement."