10 Best Debut Rock Albums Of The 2020s So Far
3. It Won’t Always Be Like This - Inhaler
Living up to the expectations set by your parents is something most people can relate to. Having a parent who's one of the best-selling rock stars of all time? That's less common.
That was the task faced by Elijah Hewson, lead singer of Irish band Inhaler and the son of U2's Bono. Clearly he didn't take his dad's last name of... nothing, that's the joke.
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Inhaler put out their first record in 2021, and it's safe to say that people liked it.
It Won't Always Be Like This charted at number one in both the band's homeland and across the water in the UK.
It's easy to see why this album was popular, as it's jam-packed with indie rock belters. Hewson definitely inherited his dad's vocal abilities, as his voice cuts through the music like a knife made of velvet.
Tapping into the existential fears that all young people have on some level, Inhaler created an album that is really difficult not to like. He's got a long way to go to overtake his dad, but Elijah is off to a good start.