The Cranberries - In the End

The Guardian 80

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Dolores O’Riordan’s 2018 death casts a long shadow over her band’s final album, completed posthumously. Many of the titles – Lost, All Over Now and such – seem to unwittingly allude to it. Then there is the chilling poignancy of her opening line: “Remember the night in a hotel in London …”, which conjures up a tragic reminder of the location of her passing. However, such unfortunate coincidences shouldn’t detract from what – pieced together with loving care by her surviving bandmates – is a wonderful epitaph.