ars ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁band ▁members ▁are ▁Ste vie ▁Apple by ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals , ▁F aye ▁O ' R our ke ▁on ▁vocals , ▁Adam ▁O ' Reg an ▁on ▁guitar , ▁Don agh ▁Se aver ▁O ' Le ary ▁on ▁Bass ▁and ▁D yl an ▁Lyn ch ▁on ▁Dr ums . ▁Since ▁signing ▁with ▁G lass note ▁Music , ▁the ▁band ▁has ▁tou red ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁extens ively . ▁The ▁US ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁tour ▁included ▁a ▁live ▁performance ▁of ▁their ▁single ▁Har per ▁Lee ▁on ▁Late ▁Night ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Fall on . ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁S X SW ▁music ▁festival ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁Co ach ella ▁music ▁festival ▁in ▁California , ▁L ol lap al oo za ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Os he aga ▁festival ▁in ▁Montr éal . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁they ▁announced ▁their ▁second ▁album , ▁E ph em era , ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁The ▁Song ▁They ▁Play ▁Every ▁Night . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Irish ▁Nobel - p riz ed ▁poet ▁W . ▁B . ▁Ye ats ▁about ▁slowly ▁f ading ▁love . ▁On