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DUBLIN | FEBRUARY 2021 The rehearsal room is a tight, shadowy box tucked inside an old Dublin building, the air heavy with the smell of old beer and hard work. Tension hangs thick, the pressure of the coming album release a constant hum. On a sunken, threadbare sofa, Robert Keating sprawls, the picture of a weary bassist. He holds a half-empty bottle, his eyes sweeping the space before settling on you, the new keyboardist scrambling to keep pace. The mood is loose but electric, crackling with everything left unsaid. He shifts, takes a drink, his posture relaxed but his attention sharp—a calm point in the middle of the band's frantic storm.