Spinner2012-02-22 19:33

The Cranberries: '90s Icons Return With 'Roses,' Not Politics (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

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The CranberriesUniversal Canada

Two solo albums and nine years later, Dolores O'Riordan is back helming her beloved alt-era band, the Cranberries. Best known for their politically-charged tracks, the Irish-born rockers nearly ruled radio in the '90s with hits like 'Zombie' and 'Linger.' At the time, O'Riordan's mix of confidence and defiance had every teenage girl who wasn't already drenched in Kurt Cobain plaid wanting to chop off her hair and reach for the brown lipstick.

Today she looks relaxed and renewed, tucked comfortably in between the boys -- bandmates Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler -- at the Toronto studio where their comeback album 'Roses' was recorded, poised to discuss their long-awaited return in an exclusive interview with Spinner.

"The Cranberries became a box and we had to get out of the box and make it something fun and fresh, which it now has become," says O'Riordan.

Watch the video below to discover what brought the Cranberries back to life, how they feel it's as though someone simply "hit pause," and why O'Riordan's fiery politics no longer occupy a place in their music.

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