(26 September) Fast-rising Irish duo Adore today release debut EP 'BITER' via Big Scary Monsters ahead of a run of headline tour dates across the UK and Ireland this autumn.
Produced by Daniel Fox (of Gilla Band), 'BITER' is a volatile and unexpectedly moving seven-track sucker punch. A snarling collision of punk grit and alt-rock melodies, Adore pull inspiration from horror films, vampire folklore and personal experience, with the EP unravelling the quiet ways we contort ourselves to fit in, and the chaos that follows when we push back.
Across 'BITER', Adore balance rage with vulnerability. The bruised renewal of opener 'Fragile' sits against the haunted spiral of 'Can We Talk' and the jittery, nightmare-born 'Show Me Your Teeth'. Elsewhere, 'Stay Free Old Stranger', written in Lara’s teens, burns with the scrappy urgency of Sleater-Kinney and The Jam, while closer 'Sweet Keith' offers a gnarled, affectionate ode to chosen family.
Together, these songs bite down on themes of survival, selfhood and defiance and provide Adore’s most unflinching statement yet. Speaking more on their debut EP, singer Lara Minchin said:
"BITER is a collection of tracks written before and after Adore’s formation which document a long lesson in being loud and biting back. Over the past few years, I have been obsessed with people's childhood mannerisms and if they carried into or developed into anything in adulthood. I came to the conclusion that most children pick up one or more of these vices: Biter, burner (setting fires), poker, tickler. These little acts of childhood menace are preformed when a child feels great emotion; be it positive or negative, love or hatred.
"Over the years, I learned how keeping to myself and using silence as a form of self defence was affecting my sense of self. I no longer have to be obedient to survive. Though I was not a biter as a child, I began wishing I was. I admire the release of big feelings that my friends indulged in when they were small and as I’ve grown up, I too have become a biter."
Consisting of Lara (guitar, vocals) and Naoise Jordan Cavanagh (drums) - hailing from Dublin and Galway respectively - Adore continue as a duo following the departure of bassist Lachlann Ó Fionnáin earlier this year.
Adore move forward with the same creative fire that’s fuelled them from the start, their bond strengthened and their sound as instinctive as ever. Pulling from a lineage of bands that made messiness feel deliberate - citing the likes of Misfits, Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre, The Breeders, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs all as points of influence - Lara reflects: "Musically, I’m never quite sure what has inspired a particular song because it’s all rather subconscious."
With every new release, Adore sharpen their edge and stretch their reach, building towards defining the next chapter of Irish punk & further staking their claim as one of Ireland’s most exciting new voices.
Adore's debut EP 'BITER' is out now, digitally and on 12" coloured vinyl via Big Scary Monsters. Purchase 'BITER' on vinyl here. Tickets for Adore's UK tour are available here and tickets for their Irish headline dates are here.
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To date, Adore have drawn attention for their unrelenting, riotous brand of garage-punk from key tastemakers at press (The Guardian, So Young Magazine, DIY Magazine, CLASH Magazine, Louder, The Line of Best Fit, Dork Magazine) and radio (BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq and Craig Charles, plus John Kennedy at Radio X).
Releasing their debut single 'Postcards' in June 2023, Adore quickly established themselves as hot prospects in Ireland. With the release of singles 'Can We Talk' & 'Supermum!' in the autumn of 2024 they reaped the rewards of their hard graft, supporting SPRINTS on tour across the UK in late 2024 and closing the year off with a sold-out hometown headline show at Dublin's famous Whelan's in December '24.
The band have played live relentlessly since: embarking on their own UK headline tour in May 2025, along with further dates supporting CHALK, Cardinals, The Scratch, 86TVs, The Bug Club & festival appearances at The Great Escape, Dot To Dot, All Together Now, Electric Picnic, Manchester Psych Fest, Brighton Psych Fest and Edinburgh Psych Fest and many more.
Adore now embark on a headline tour of the UK and Ireland throughout autumn 2025, culminating in Dublin's Button Factory on 29th November.
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