The Cranberries Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We - Review

By Bianca Llerena

The Cranberries, originally named ‘Cranberry Saw Us,’ were formed on the cusp of the 1980s and climbed to fame in 1993 with their wickedly alternative Irish rock album: “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” You might recognize the newly popular hit “Linger,” but don’t stop there. This rock album carries other classics like “Dreams,” “Sunday,” and “How,” all fitting in with a folk rock aesthetic. This album was written entirely by the band’s lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan, and guitarist, Noel Hogan, and contains the band’s highest charting US single, “Linger.” “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” a forty-minute album, starts with “I Still Do,” this song throws you for a loop. With lyrics like “I don’t want to leave you/Even though I have to/I don’t want to love you/Oh, I still do,” this song sets up the entire album and the everchanging feelings of love. Ethereal and full of elements from dream pop and indie rock, a fan-favorite is “Linger,” the seventh out of the twelve total songs on the album. Both a love song and one of betrayal, this song has tragic lyrics like “You know I’m such a fool for you/You got me wrapped around your finger.” Too relatable. On another note, “Dreams,” the second song of the album, is deliriously romantic. Overall, this album has so much relatable energy in the world of emotions: there are multiple shades that color the world of love.