The numbers game: An interview with the 202s

Having generated lots of acclaim and won a record contract way back when, Irish indie-tronia band the 202s are now releasing their second album - nine years later. ‘We made five human beings since we last made a record,’ says frontman Mike Glennon - who has learned that the secret to making good music is to be in no rush

Steve Melling, Mike Glennon and Barry Smullen of the 202s

An album launch gig is always a special occasion for a band, but in the case of Irish band the 202s, the launch of their second album in Bello Bar in Dublin recently was particularly important to them, for a reason their waiting audience may not have realised.

“We hadn’t performed live in seven years,” laughs Mike Glennon, frontman and co-founder of the band. “I was nervous even in the weeks running up ...