The Coronas are an Irish rock band that originated in Dublin . They release their music through their own independent record label , 3ú Records , and are based between Dublin and London . They have released five studio albums , '' Heroes or Ghosts '' ( 2007 ) , '' Tony Was an Ex-Con '' ( 2009 ) , '' Closer to You '' ( 2011 ) The Long Way ( 2014 ) & Trust The Wire ( 2017 ) Three of the band 's members - Danny O'Reilly , Graham Knox and Conor Egan - met at Terenure College where they formed a band called Kiros with a friend . The band split and then reformed as '' Corona '' , later changing the name to '' The Coronas '' to avoid any confusion with the Italian dance outfit . The first album brought them widespread popular acclaim with songs such as , '' Heroes or Ghosts '' and '' San Diego Song '' . '' Tony Was an Ex-Con '' received Best Irish Album at the 2010 Meteor Awards , beating Snow Patrol 's '' Up To Now '' and U2 's '' No Line on the Horizon '' among others . '' Closer to You '' was released in 2011 , and was the band 's first UK release , later in 2012 . In November 2014 , the band 's debut album with Island Records , " The Long Way " was released
2010 Meteor Awards
2010 Meteor Awards
The Coronas