“Dublin rock quartet Pillow Queens dredged up quite a bit of positive buzz for their debut album In Waiting, which they released on their own label last fall. Last night they brought their promo campaign to this side of the Atlantic, making their US TV debut on The Late Late Show With James Corden.

When I meet Dublin band Pillow Queens in a pub and pizza place in the city in August, the conversation ranges from the city’s housing crisis to the campaign to end direct provision, Ireland’s widely criticised system for housing asylum seekers. It takes a while for the reason for our meeting – the release of their exceptional debut album In Waiting – to get a look in…

“If you remember a thing about it, tell me that it’s not bad. Why’d I even say that?” Sung with a lump in the throat and a downward glance, Holy Show relives the shame in spilling your truth. In the great and occasionally careless navigation of life, the hardest move is being yourself. And on their long-awaited debut album, Pillow Queens mark out the many bumps that eventually lead to self-acceptance.