Gilla Band Announce Fourth LP Pugnello

Dublin noise-rock band Gilla Band will release their fourth LP, Pugnello, on 25th September via Rough Trade. The opening track of Pugnello is The Angelus. In terms of subject matter and themes, Pugnello includes references to late 90s and early 00s pop culture, football, and children's television characters. In their work, Gilla Band's music combines dance music structures and no-wave aesthetics.

The debut album from the Dublin noise-rock band is named Holding Hands With Jamie. The band's 2022 release, Most Normal, is described by the band's quartet as a work displaying a more slick and hypnagogic approach. Both Fontaines DC and Dry Cleaning are cited among the bands influenced by the soundscapes of Gilla Band.

Gilla Band performed at the All Together Now Festival in Waterford. After returning from Waterford, the band's vocalist Dara Kiely and guitarist Alan Duggan Borges gave an interview. Duggan Borges said that he began getting more into synthesis from 2021 onwards, and that he bought old synths and drum machines. In addition, Daniel Fox put forward the idea of buying the PĒRKONS HD-01 produced by Erica Synths.