Gilla Band - Most Normal

Gilla Band's latest, heaviest album yet starts strong but falters in the second half.

Girl Band - "Paul" (Video)

From Holding Hands with Jamie, the debut album of Dublin post-punk outfit Girl Band, out September 25 via Rough Trade. Enjoy!

YUNOREVIEW: APRIL 2015

The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn't get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.

Girl Band - "De Bom Bom"

Previously mentioned and up-and-coming noise rock band Girl Band have released a new song and video right heretitled "De Bom Bom," and I'm quite smitten with it. The song ain't exactly musical, well, not in the traditional sense. However, it's very distorted, textured, and intense. The performance is especially riveting between the yelping vocals and tightly wound drums. The band moves from one intense rush of sound and emotion to another until they bring the song to a close just before the 4-minute mark.

If you've got a soft spot for bands like Drive Like Jehu and Obits, this is a must-listen!

Girl Band - "Lawman"

You should know about Girl Band - they're a noisy-as-all-get-out post-punk outfit hailing from Dublin. They have a new video out for their latest single, "Lawman," which at over six minutes, shows off the band's prowess in working with repetitive grooves. The video is appropriately dank, shot in B&W in a dark, featureless room through what looks to be a low-quality security camera. The visuals become very staticky as the members start going apeshit on their respective instruments towards the backend of the song. You, too, can lose your mind to their music; just click that play button right up there and enjoy!

You can download "Lawman" (as well as its very breezy B-side "Heckle the frames") for free via the group's Bandcamp.