The Cranberries

Irish alt-rockers The Cranberries had a few solid hits throughout the early ’90s (“Linger” and “Zombie,” to name the two biggest), and then subsequently spent the latter half of the decade releasing commercial duds and denying breakup rumors, most centering on the presumption that vocalist Dolores O’Riordan wanted to go solo. The act eventually did disband in 2003, and four years later O’Riordan released her long-awaited solo debut, Are You Listening? She followed up with 2009’s No Baggage, which was quickly overshadowed by the announcement of an official Cranberries reunion tour in support of it. Expect classic tunes to intermingle with some similar-sounding new material, as the new album, Roses, is more or less a retread of The Cranberries’ past.

Updated 04/17/2012