Raglans

Raglans are an Irish indie rock group from Dublin. They are a four-piece built around Stephen Kelly, who handles lead vocals and multiple instruments, Rhos Horan on bass and backing vocals, Conn O'Ruanaidh on drums and backing vocals, and Dan O’Shaughnessy on lead guitar and backing vocals.

Career

The band forms around Kelly, who says he brings Horan in from an earlier band and then meets O'Ruanaidh and O’Shaughnessy in Dublin before the group begins rehearsing and touring in Ireland. Their first song, “Down,” is recorded as a demo and the band takes its name from the Patrick Kavanagh poem “On Raglan Road.”

Raglans release their self-titled debut album, RAGLANS, and it reaches number 5 in the Irish Album Charts. The album is described as receiving critical attention and the band’s sound is associated with indie folk, indie rock and post-punk influences.

Touring and releases

Following the debut album, Raglans play sell-out shows across Europe and tour as support for Haim, The Strypes, The Fray on a European tour, and The Libertines at their reunion show in Hyde Park. They also appear at Eurosonic in the Netherlands and play Australia’s Soundwave festivals.

The band releases the single “Natives,” taken from RAGLANS. The song appears in the film Gold, and the single is produced by Kirean Lynch and Rob Kirwin.