'Nobody's Coming To Save You' is not, Gurriers insist, an album about giving up. Which is perhaps surprising, given the title. But beneath the snarling guitars, furious post-punk and general sense that everything is, frankly, a bit fucked, Dan Hoff sees something considerably more hopeful. "I think there's more hope in the album than you would think. It's not all doom and gloom," he offers.
That's been the Irish group's speciality since they first arrived. Forming during the 2020 lockdowns and completed by guitarists Ben O'Neill and Mark MacCormack, drummer Pierce O'Callaghan, and bassist Charlie McCarthy, they've managed to walk the line between offering a cold, harsh look at the world and soundtracking it with furious yet danceable post-punk.
Reflecting upon their 2024 debut, 'Come and See', Dan looks back on it fondly. "It sounds like a band trying to find its feet and sound like a band that is in the proverbial garage making tunes," he says.
Following it up, they wanted to double down. The aim for 'Nobody's Coming To Save You' was a more mature record, "expansive and dramatic", as Dan puts it. "And something that conveys a lot more emotionally personal and introspective feelings, more outward and angry at the system, even though they both kind of marry each other quite well."
Continue reading with Dork+
Subscribe to Dork+ for instant access to this article and our entire archive of exclusive content.
Unlock with Dork+
