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Cuts & Bruises
Studio album by Inhaler
Released	17 February 2023
Studio	Narcissus Studio, London
Genre	Indie rock
Length	45:41
Label	Polydor
Producer	Antony Genn
Inhaler chronology
It Won't Always Be Like This (2021) Cuts & Bruises (2023) Open Wide (2025)
Singles from Cuts & Bruises
"These Are the Days" Released: 7 June 2022 "Love Will Get You There" Released: 13 October 2022 "If You're Gonna Break My Heart" Released: 1 February 2023 "Just to Keep You Satisfied" Released: 11 June 2023

Cuts & Bruises is the second studio album by Irish rock band Inhaler. It was released on 17 February 2023 through Polydor Records.

Background

Work for Cuts & Bruises began while touring for their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This in early 2022. Of the process, band member Elijah Hewson told Billboard: "I think we learned a lot of lessons on , and I think when we came into the second we had a better picture of how we wanted to do things. I think the main thing we said is we wanted less information, to let the songs breathe a bit. I think we were just more confident, and you don't have to add as much if you are confident in the songs and material. And that was the basis of what we went off and I think it guided us pretty well".

Singles

The album's lead single, "These Are the Days", was released on 7 June 2022. The second single, "Love Will Get You There", was released on 13 October 2022. The third single, "If You're Gonna Break My Heart", was released on 1 February 2023.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.2/10
Metacritic	72/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10
Dork
Gigwise	9/10
The Independent
The Irish Times
NME
The Telegraph

Upon release, Cuts & Bruises received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average of 72 based on four critical reviews. Another music aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 7.2 out of 10 based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elijah Hewson, Josh Jenkinson, Robert Keating, Ryan McMahon, and Antony Genn

Personnel

Inhaler

• Elijah Hewson – vocals, electric guitar (all tracks); synthesizer (1, 3, 7, 8, 10), keyboards (2, 4), background vocals (3, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (6, 7)
• Robert Keating – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 4–11), synthesizer (1, 3, 6, 8–11), keyboards (2)
• Ryan McMahon – drums
• Josh Jenkinson – electric guitar (all tracks), background vocals (1, 2, 4–11), synthesizer (1, 3, 6, 8–11); keyboards, percussion (2)

Additional musicians

• Antony Genn – percussion (1–9, 11), drum machine (1), stylophone (1, 3), theremin (1, 3), keyboards (2, 4), background vocals (4), string arrangement (5, 6), synthesizer (7, 11)
• Andrea Cozzaglio – programming
• Drew Dungate Smith – programming (1–9, 11)
• Martin Slattery – Hammond organ (2, 5, 6, 9), piano (5)
• Amy Langley – cello, string arrangement (5, 6)
• Richard Harwood – cello (5, 6)
• Jessie Murphy – violin (5, 6)
• Kotono Sato – violin (5, 6)
• Marianne Haynes – violin (5, 6)
• Rosie Langley – violin (5, 6)

Technical

• Antony Genn – production
• John Davis – mastering
• John Catlin – mixing
• Drew Dungate Smith – engineering
• Andrea Cozzaglio – additional engineering

Charts

References

1. "Cuts & Bruises by Inhaler". Apple Music. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. Olivier, Bobby (14 February 2023). "Inhaler Prepares for Rock Stardom: 'We're Still Freaked Out That This Has Even Happened'". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
3. Campbell, Erica (7 June 2022). "Inhaler drop new single 'These Are The Days'". NME. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
4. Brayden, Kate (13 October 2022). "Inhaler go vintage for new single 'Love Will Get You There'". Hotpress. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
5. Aubrey, Elizabeth (1 February 2023). "Listen to Inhaler's emotive new song, 'If You're Gonna Break My Heart'". NME. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
6. ^ "Cuts & Bruises by Inhaler reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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11. Graye, Megan (16 February 2023). "Inhaler offer up stadium songs for the masses on Cuts & Bruises – review". The Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
12. Murphy, Lauren (17 February 2023). "Inhaler: Cuts & Bruises – Exciting glimmers of greatness". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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• 2023 albums
• Polydor Records albums