Amoeba Music

          The legacy of the Cranberries is mildly disappointing given the promise they showed early on; two really solid albums followed by a not-so-good album followed by relative obscurity for their next two releases. The group's multi-platinum status was originally achieved through often accusatory love songs set to dreamily gentle, jangly acoustic pop, and sung by one of the more charismatic female singers of the nineties. As the tide of popular music shifted in the middle of the decade, however, the Cranberries tried to tweak their massively successful sound in favor of mainstream modern rock. The resulting third album, 1996's To The Faithful Departed, was a... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Alternative/Indie, Dream Pop

City Of Origin:

Limerick, Ireland

Formed Date:

1989