The album is just full of songs that don’t hit and seemingly don’t even try. While “All Comes Down” would be interesting in that it takes a bit of a gospel feel, the plinky plinky piano chords of the song come across as being so manufactured that it doesn’t emote a feeling of honesty. You listen to the song and start calculating in your brain how much money the band might make if it were released as a single. And when Garrigan swoons here that “Love is a battle,” you start to get images of Pat Benatar dancing in your head. Cliché. And follow-up song “Talk” has such a standard chord progression that you know exactly where it is headed without having to guess the next notes. Name That Tune, indeed. And the other exacting problem with the record that is seemingly one big ballad after another. Clash Music did get it right in saying that this is music for arenas, with thousands of Bic lighters held in the air. The problem is, that’s the sole utility of this record. It is so brazen in its sense of calculation, that it’s hard to take Kodaline seriously as an artistic band. Kodaline is simply a cash cow. The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Kodaline; 'In a Perfect World ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Vincent May Reflects on Growing with the Band and Adapting to the New Normal". Popspoken. 13 May 2020 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.

Canadian album certifications – Kodaline – In a Perfect World". Music Canada . Retrieved 4 February 2023. On 10 January 2020, the band released " Wherever You Are" as the lead single from their fourth studio album. The song peaked at number sixty-six on the Irish Singles Chart. " Sometimes" was released as the bands second single from their fourth studio album on 6 March 2020. The song peaked at number ninety-four on the Irish Singles Chart. The album titled One Day at a Time was released on 12 June 2020. The album peaked at number two on the Irish Albums Chart. In November 2020, the band released the single "This Must Be Christmas". Jones, Alan (5 October 2018). "Charts analysis: Rod Stewart rules albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media . Retrieved 22 January 2020.Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 November 2016. Steve Garrigan– lead vocals, rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica, mandolin (born 23 August 1988) (2005-present) Break-ups make it really easy to write”, laughs blonde-haired Steve. “When we write music, the first thing we think of is, it’s therapy for us. Then we think of how we can use that feeling to touch as many people as possible.” Hardy, Tony (20 June 2013). "Album Review: Kodaline - In a Perfect World". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 20 June 2013.

Ally Carnwath (16 June 2013). "Kodaline: In a Perfect World – review | Music | The Observer". Guardian . Retrieved 2 May 2014.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. "Shed a Tear" was released as the third single from the album on 15 June 2018. "Worth It" was released as the fourth single from the album on 20 July 2018. " Head Held High" was released as the fifth single from the album on 24 August 2018. The song peaked at number sixty-eight on the Irish Singles Chart. The album titled Politics of Living was released on 28 September 2018. [15] 2020–present: One Day at a Time [ edit ]

Mark and Steve clearly have a strong friendship. “We can basically read each other’s mind at this point because we’ve known each other so long,” says Steve. Demands also wrote the single "One of Those Days" which they played on the Irish SuperValu channel BalconyTV. 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 four albums: In a Perfect World (2013), Coming Up for Air (2015), and Politics of Living (2018). Their fourth studio album, One Day at a Time, was released on 12 June 2020. [3] Career [ edit ] 2005–2011: 21 Demands [ edit ] Six years later, at a youth retreat, both were placed in the same house and both took guitars. A musical bond was formed over late night singalongs. Returning to Swords, they recruited Vinny, who also lived two minutes away (“Swords is a small place, for a big town” says Steve), and set about forming the first of myriad bands. The line-up was recently completed by bassist Jason Boland. Brand New Day" was released as the third single from the album on 23 August 2013. The song has peaked to number 29 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 75 on the UK Singles Chart.

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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. [ citation needed] Lead singer Steve Garrigan appeared on episode 18 of The Midnight Hour.

a b Sullivan, Caroline (20 June 2013). "Kodaline: In a Perfect World – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 June 2013.Best of 2013 – Top 20 Albums". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014 . Retrieved 10 June 2014. Kodaline take it One Day at a Time with new album". Rte.ie. 1 May 2020 . Retrieved 6 September 2020.