Kodaline

Biography

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, Vincent May, Mark Prendergast, and Jason Boland.
Garrigan and May grew up in Swords, County 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×In a Perfect World7 June 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1One Day4:162All I Want5:063Love Like This3:364High Hopes3:505Brand New Day3:256After the Fall3:367Big Bad World4:228All Comes Down4:569Talk4:2810Pray3:3311Way Back When3:24 (2013), Coming Up for Air×Coming Up for Air6 February 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Honest3:392The One3:533Autopilot4:194Human Again3:475Unclear4:266Coming Alive4:177Lost3:368Ready3:549Better3:3510Everything Works Out in the End3:3811Play the Game3:5512Love Will Set You Free4:20 (2015), and Politics of Living×Politics of Living10 August 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Follow Your Fire3:592Hide and Seek3:463Angel3:574Worth It4:015Shed a Tear3:556Head Held High3:357Born Again3:348I Wouldn’t Be3:419Don’t Come Around3:0810Brother3:2311Hell Froze Over3:4612Temple Bar3:49 (2018). Their fourth album, One Day at a Time×One Day at a Time12 June 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Wherever You Are3:052Sometimes3:483Saving Grace3:514Say Something3:545The Evening4:206Spend It With You3:207Care3:008Heart Open3:289Everyone Changes3:2910In the End3:30, was released on 12 June 2020. In October 2025, the band announced they would be disbanding after the release of a fifth and final album.

2005–2011: 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 Pieta House downloads on the RTÉ website. They made 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 SuperValu channel BalconyTV.

2012–2014: 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×All I Want12 December 2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1All I Want3:53" 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 album, In a Perfect World×In a Perfect World7 June 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1One Day4:162All I Want5:063Love Like This3:364High Hopes3:505Brand New Day3:256After the Fall3:367Big Bad World4:228All Comes Down4:569Talk4:2810Pray3:3311Way Back When3:24. In a Perfect World includes the singles "High Hopes×High Hopes15 March 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1High Hopes3:51", "All I Want", "Love Like This×Love Like This25 May 2013 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Love Like This3:36", 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 Catfish: The TV Show. "All I Want" was also in Season 5, episode 10 of The Vampire Diaries. The songs "Perfect World" and "Brand New Day×Brand New Day23 August 2013 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Brand New Day (radio mix)3:232Gabriel4:323Brand New Day (acoustic version)3:414Perfect World (acoustic version)2:57" from this album, are currently used in the soundtrack for the hit Channel 4 show Gogglebox, the former is the show's main theme tune. 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.

2014–2017: Coming Up for Air

In December 2014, the band announced their second LP Coming Up for Air×Coming Up for Air6 February 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Honest3:392The One3:533Autopilot4:194Human Again3:475Unclear4:266Coming Alive4:177Lost3:368Ready3:549Better3:3510Everything Works Out in the End3:3811Play the Game3:5512Love Will Set You Free4:20, 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.

2017–2019: Politics of Living

The lead single "Brother×Brother23 June 2017 · EP · RemixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Brother (Stripped Back)3:202Brother (acoustic)3:223Brother (Leon Arcade remix)3:21" 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×Follow Your Fire23 March 2018 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Follow Your Fire3:59", 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×Head Held High24 August 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Head Held High3:35" 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×Politics of Living10 August 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Follow Your Fire3:592Hide and Seek3:463Angel3:574Worth It4:015Shed a Tear3:556Head Held High3:357Born Again3:348I Wouldn’t Be3:419Don’t Come Around3:0810Brother3:2311Hell Froze Over3:4612Temple Bar3:49 was released on 28 September 2018.

2020–present: One Day at a Time

On 10 January 2020, the band released "Wherever You Are×Wherever You Are10 January 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wherever You Are3:05" as the lead single from their fourth album. The song peaked at number sixty-six on the Irish Singles Chart. "Sometimes×Sometimes6 March 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Sometimes3:48" was released as the bands second single from their fourth album. The album titled One Day at a Time×One Day at a Time12 June 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Wherever You Are3:052Sometimes3:483Saving Grace3:514Say Something3:545The Evening4:206Spend It With You3:207Care3:008Heart Open3:289Everyone Changes3:2910In the End3:30 was released on 12 June 2020. The album peaked at number two on the Irish Albums Chart.
Kodaline released their first live album, Our Roots Run Deep×Our Roots Run Deep21 October 2022 · Album · LiveSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks1Wherever You Are5:502Ready3:543Brother4:004Brand New Day3:415Billie Jean2:566The One4:157Moving On4:378The Answer3:109Dirty Old Town1:2310Love Like This4:0111Sometimes4:1212Love Will Set You Free4:3913High Hopes5:4214Bring It on Home to Me2:3815Perfect World2:5216Everything Works Out in the End4:4917All I Want8:55, on 14 October 2022. It was recorded at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.
On 9 October 2025, Kodaline announced that they would be splitting after over a decade of performing. Following the announcement of their split, farewell shows were announced for Cork and Dublin.

Musical style and influences

Kodaline's music has been described as indie folk, indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock, pop rock with influences of pop, dance-pop and electropop. They are directly influenced by alternative rock and pop acts like Radiohead, Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, Sam Cooke, U2, Coldplay, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Keane and Biffy Clyro.

Current

Steve Garrigan – lead vocals, piano, guitars (2005-present)
Mark Prendergast – guitars (2005-present)
Vincent May – drums (2005-present)
Jason Boland – bass guitar (2012-present)

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: