The Dublin four-piece are looking likely to pen a deal with Polydor Records, according to reports.

A source close to the Irish Sun told the publication: "Polydor want to sign Inhaler before their tour starts because they think their price will go through the roof if they get any more popular, and they’ll have to fight it out with other rival labels to get them.

“If Inhaler turn into a really big band, there could be some jockeying for position as U2 and Inhaler are both Irish bands based here.

Eli Hewson, the lead singer of Inhaler, is also the son of U2 frontman Bono. U2 were noted for also signing to Polydor Records back in 1993, for a deal that was reportedly worth 130 million dollars. Polydor is part of Universal Music Group, which also owns Island Records, to which U2 has long been signed.

In a 2018 interview with Inhaler, Eli spoke about Inhaler's musical influences, as well as growing up in a rock'n'roll household.

“I didn’t really know about my ‘position’ until I was about 10 years old,” he recalled. “I went to Dalkey School Project National School, grew up as a normal kid. OK, I had a bigger house and everything, but I think I considered myself about as privileged as anybody else there. I don’t think I’m treated any differently, even in secondary school.

“I feel it’s different in Ireland,” he adds. “Like, a lot of American kids, or especially in London, they’ll play on it – ‘Oh, my dad’s rich’, you know what I mean? It’s like an ‘I’m better than you’ sort of thing. In Ireland, these lads wouldn’t ever let me say that shit. Like, I’d get a kick in the face… and I’d deserve it!”

Back then, before the record deals were on the horizon, Inhaler's main preoccupation was simply making the music they loved...

“It is a risky business,” he told ys. “We knew that going into it, but I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. I think, as a band, we fit together so well – and every time we play together, we just know we want to do it. Obviously I’ve been around music since I’ve been born, but I only really got into rock ‘n’ roll when I was 13. We really believe in our music. Obviously connections are gonna come into play, but that can only get you in the door once.”

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— Inhaler (@InhalerDublin) July 17, 2019