ROLLING STONE: Why the Cranberries’ ‘Linger’ Is Lingering So Hard Right Now
SOURCE By Rob Sheffield April 23, 2026 It’s official: Never before have so many worked so hard to let it linger. The world has a case of Cranberries fever these days, but especially their 1993 classic “Linger.” The Irish band crashed the U.S. Top 10 with their shimmering dream-pop ballad, an ode to obsessive desire with […]
CONSEQUENCE: The Story Behind The Cranberries’ Classic “Linger” and CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook’s Stunning Remix: Podcast
SOURCE Consequence Staff September 9, 2024 | 11:37am ET Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More Platforms To kick off Season 3 of The Story Behind the Song, The Cranberries’ drummer Fergal Lawler talks about the Irish band’s 1993 alternative rock classic “Linger.” But that’s not all, as Lawler is also joined by and CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook to discuss his recent remix of […]
The Cranberries
The tiny Flag Café was the venue on November 18th, 1989 as teenage Limerick four-piece The Cranberry Saw Us played their first hometown gig. Bonding over a shared love of Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths and Talking Heads, the line-up that afternoon was Noel Hogan on guitar, his younger brother Mike on bass, Fergal […]