Amazing news come to all of us who believe in, admire, support and LOVE Dolores. Excited, inspired, and in good health, Dolores talked to Classic Pop about her long journey, her admirable strength and her projects.

IT IS OFFICIAL! Many people may have doubted about it, but Dolores O’Riordan is working on two parallel projects in the shape of two brand new albums, and we couldn’t be any prouder of our girl! Get yourselves ready for D.A.R.K.’s debut album “Science Agrees” and a “Greatest Hits” album with The Cranberries and the Irish Chamber Orchestra! YES, The Cranberries are back with a new album too!
Dolores admits when “Roses” came out, she thought that would be The Cranberries’ last album, “But the years go by, things happen in your life and you end up back together” Dolores said. Back in June this year, Noel and Fergal gave some interviews in which they talked about the possibility of coming back together, a project that would not happen “soon” but for which a door had always been opened. After a successful summer tour in Europe and Mexico in which they have hung the SOLD OUT sign several times, The Cranberries are back, and all of us, their faithful fans, hope this is just the beginning of a long journey together.

But the best part of this article is getting to know Dolores’ health is much better now. Her honesty and strength when talking about her bipolar disorder is admirable, and we find ourselves crying while writing these words: She tells Classic Pop that she was once going through really hard times; she had to spend three weeks in a psychiatric hospital, her hair was falling off and she got no sleep for two months. Fortunately, she always had good people around, her mother and brother took good care of her and provided an essential help in her recovery. She is still on medication for her bipolar disorder but she is in control of it and feeling much better now and, when you always believed in Dolores and were right by her side through thick and thin; when you cried in your bed cause you could not do anything for person who once saved you; when you love her –when you really love her – this is really the best news you can get. The best one EVER.

This is somehow the essence of D.A.R.K: one’s own searching for happiness after getting over darkness. “Science Agrees” offers an interesting mixture of trends going from electronic and pop-disco to hip hop and some reminiscences of Depeche Mode, The Cure and David Bowie. Lyrics talk about desolation, disconnection and rebirth.  Some of the vocals from “Science Agrees” were recorded during those hard times Dolores had to go through, and Dolores confesses she was manic while recording “Gunfight”. Thus, working with D.A.R.K. was like a therapy to her.

Olé Koretsky explains Classic Pop about the origins of D.A.R.K., how they were originally formed as Jetlag back in 2012, how much Dolores liked the tracks she was first sent by email two years later and the difficult process of working together from different continents. He insists that Dolores is the light that their project needed. D.A.R.K. is described by its members as something different from everything else they have done before… “a different vibe, unique”.

There is no doubt that D.A.R.K. is bound to be one of the most interesting promises happening to the music in a long time. Don’t miss out the opportunity to see them display their art in their live shows in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, London, Paris, Milan, Berlin and Madrid in September, and get their magnificent “Science Agrees”, available at Pledge Music: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/dark-science-agrees

Source: Classic Pop Magazine https://www.facebook.com/ClassicPopMag/
Special thanks to Kike Rivas who found the article from Classic Pop.