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The Script: Satellites review: Danny rewrites the Script for lost friend, writes ADRIAN THRILLS


ADRIAN THRILLS: It's no surprise that Sheehan's absence hangs heavily over Satellites, the Irish group's first album since his death.

But, while there was talk of calling it a day, the group believed Mark would have wanted them to go on, and this surprisingly upbeat, life-affirming album is a fitting tribute; the light after the darkness, according to drummer Glen Power. Former Voice UK coach O’Donoghue sings of his upbringing on Home Is Where The Hurt Is, while ballad At Your Feet looks to another Irish band: the opening verse has a resemblance to U2’s Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses before progressing to an arena-ready chorus. ‘People like me, we don’t do well at sea, ’cause I thought I walked on water,’ she sings, with Kesha’s backing a ringing endorsement of a country star with a rock-and-roll heart.

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