Kodaline
Kodaline are an Irish rock band. Originally known as 21 Demands, the band adopted their current name in 2012 to coincide with the changing of their music. The group comprises Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vincent May and Jason Boland.
Garrigan and Prendergast grew up in Swords, Dublin, and have known each other since childhood. May and Garrigan attended Colaiste Choilm CBS, Swords, where they participated in battles of the bands. Boland joined the group in 2012. They have released three studio albums: In a Perfect World, Coming Up for Air, and Politics of Living. Their fourth studio album, One Day at a Time was released on 12 June 2020.
Career
2005–11: 21 Demands
As 21 Demands, the band first came to attention in November 2006, when they participated in the fifth series of RTÉ talent show You're a Star; finishing as the series' runners-up. On 3 March 2007, 21 Demands released their own single called "Give Me a Minute" through digital7 downloads on the RTÉ website. They made chart history when their single topped the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the first independently released track to achieve this milestone.21 Demands also wrote the single "One of Those Days" which they played on the Irish YouTube channel Balcony TV.
2012–14: ''In a Perfect World''
The quartet released their debut extended play—The Kodaline EP—on Friday 7 September 2012, produced by Stephen Harris. "All I Want" was selected as BBC Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton's Record of the Week, featured in the season 9 episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Remember the Time", and was used in the background music for Google's 2012: Year in Review video. On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that Kodaline had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll. On 17 June 2013, Kodaline released their first studio album, In a Perfect World.In a Perfect World includes the singles "High Hopes", "All I Want", "Love Like This", and "Pray", as well as seven new songs. The iTunes deluxe edition of the album contains "The Answer", "Perfect World", "Lose Your Mind", and "Latch", with music videos for "All I Want" and "High Hopes". The CD deluxe edition, instead, contains a CD of live performances of "All I Want", "High Hopes", "Love Like This", "Pray", "All Comes Down", and "The Answer" at The Button Factory in Dublin. Their song "All I Want" was featured on the MTV show . "All I Want" was also in Season 5, episode 10 of The Vampire Diaries. The song "Brand New Day" from this album, is currently used as the theme tune for the hit Channel 4 show Gogglebox.
In April 2014, Kodaline released a cover version of Paul McCartney's 1980 single "Coming Up" in celebration of Record Store Day.
In April 2014, the song "All I Want" was released as part of the soundtrack for The Fault in Our Stars, as well as used in the film. In July 2014, the songs "Pray" and "High Hopes" were featured in trailers for the films Horns and Love, Rosie, respectively.
The song "All I Want" was used in TCM Remembers, Turner Classic Movies' annual remembrance of film industry contributors who died in 2014.
2014–17: ''Coming Up for Air''
In December 2014, the band announced their second LP Coming Up for Air, and released a song called "Honest" on YouTube. A few days later they also published the song "Unclear".Following its release on 9 February 2015, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 4. "The One" and "Honest" both reached Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart.
Lead singer Steve Garrigan appeared on episode 18 of The Midnight Hour.
2017–present: ''Politics of Living''
The lead single "Brother" was released on 23 June 2017. Garrigan once again appeared on The Midnight Hour alongside Eldeniro90 where he premiered new music. The group also released a single, 'Follow Your Fire', on 23 March 2018 which was a massive hit in Romania reaching number 7 on the charts. The album titled Politics of Living was released on 28 September 2018.Discography
;Studio albums- In a Perfect World
- Coming Up for Air
- Politics of Living
- One Day at a Time
Band members
Current members
- Steve Garrigan – vocals, rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin
- Mark Prendergast – lead guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Vincent May – drums, percussion, vocals
- Jason Boland – bass guitar, vocals
Previous members
- Conor Linnane – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Awards and nominations
Film soundtracks
Kodaline have been featured in different movies and shows. Below is a list of some of the films that their music has been played in:| Film or show | Song | Year |
| All American | ”Shed a Tear” | 2019 |
| 13 Reasons Why | "All I Want" | 2018 |
| God Friended Me | "Shed a Tear" | 2018 |
| Grimsby | "All I Want" | 2016 |
| The Finest Hours | "Haul Away Joe" | 2016 |
| Boomerang | "All I Want" | 2015 |
| T in the Park 2015 | "Love Like This" | 2015 |
| Britain's Got More Talent | "Ready" | 2015 |
| French Open Live 2015 | "Play the Game" | 2015 |
| Aloha | "Love Like This" | 2015 |
| The Vampire Diaries | "Ready" | 2015 |
| The Longest Ride | "Love Like This" | 2015 |
| Sunday Brunch | "Honest", "Love Like This" | 2013-2014 |
| Reign | "Take Control" | 2014 |
| Love, Rosie | "High Hopes" | 2014 |
| The Fault in our Stars | "All I Want" | 2014 |
| Dancing on Ice | "High Hopes" | 2014 |
| Gogglebox | "Perfect World" | 2013 |
| FIFA 17 | "Raging" | 2016 |