Two Dublin Bands Push Wednesday Straight Into the Red
Gilla Band’s “Placeholder” and Gurriers’ “Party Lines” turn today’s detour into an all-Dublin collision course. One bends noise-rock into something anxious and surreal; the other drives dance-punk forward with political frustration and zero interest in behaving politely.
Two tracks. Two discoveries. One daily detour.
Come Thru Vocals is INYIM’s long-running daily music discovery series spotlighting voices and songs worth hearing. Selections may also move into Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist and rotation on INYIM Radio.
Gilla Band
Tune: Placeholder
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
“Placeholder” sounds like Gilla Band remembering childhood through a malfunctioning machine. Dara Kiely folds memories of Big Brother, Power Rangers and adolescent unease into a track that lurches, scrapes and somehow still finds a hook inside the abrasion. It previews Pugnello, the Dublin quartet’s new album due September 25 via Rough Trade.
Gurriers
Tune: Party Lines
WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EAR
Gurriers hit “Party Lines” like they are trying to outrun the news cycle. The guitars push hard, the rhythm has an almost club-ready snap, and Dan Hoff’s delivery turns the song’s anger at political hypocrisy into something physical rather than preachy. It comes from their forthcoming second album, Nobody’s Coming To Save You, out September 25 through Play It Again Sam.
Come back for the next daily detour. Keep discovering in the Come Thru Vocals archive, hear the week’s six strongest finds in Musique Dig’s Weekly Playlist, and keep the music moving on INYIM Radio.
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