{"id":2494315,"date":"2026-07-09T01:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2494315"},"modified":"2026-07-09T01:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:32:32","slug":"gilla-band-announce-new-album-pugnello-and-share-abrasive-single-placeholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gilla-band-announce-new-album-pugnello-and-share-abrasive-single-placeholder\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilla Band announce new album &#8216;Pugnello&#8217; and share abrasive single &#8216;Placeholder&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/gilla-band\">Gilla Band<\/a>\u00a0have announced their new album \u2018Pugnello\u2019 and shared the\u00a0abrasive\u00a0new track \u2018Placeholder\u2019 \u2013\u00a0check\u00a0it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The influential Dublin group,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/girl-band-become-gilla-band-apologise-for-choosing-misgendered-name-3096615\">formerly known as Girl Band<\/a>,\u00a0have\u00a0not released a studio album since their third record \u2018Most Normal\u2019 in 2022, but they are now back with details of their fourth\u00a0LP.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pugnello\u2019\u00a0will\u00a0arrive on September 25 via Rough Trade Records,\u00a0produced by Gilla Band and recorded and mixed by bassist Daniel Fox\u00a0\u2013 pre-order it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gillaband.ffm.to\/pugnello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0It will include\u00a0the band\u2019s recent single \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gilla-band-face-feeling-unloved-and-finding-it-difficult-to-articulate-what-im-actually-thinking-on-first-new-song-in-four-years-giraffe-3947777\">Giraffe<\/a>\u2019,\u00a0their first new song in four years, as well as the\u00a0newly shared \u2018Placeholder\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The new track\u00a0is based around an abrasive, head-pounding synthetic bed,\u00a0with singer Dara Kiely turning anxious childhood memories and intrusive thoughts into a\u00a0brooding, distorted hellscape.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gilla Band - Placeholder\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qukks60Vwfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Speaking about \u2018Placeholder\u2019,\u00a0Kiely\u00a0has\u00a0said: \u201cIn this track I try to\u00a0analyse\u00a0my mental quirks by exploring my comfort distractions.\u00a0Reverting back to childhood nostalgia \u2013 as an escape.\u00a0The memories seeping into my day-to-day adult life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepresenting personal mental health\u00a0behaviours\u00a0via outdated pop culture such as the anxious tension set by Davina McCall\u2019s silence when announcing a\u00a0<i>Big Brother\u00a0<\/i>eviction, or the fight or flight that Harold Lloyd surely experienced when holding on to a clock for dear life, and all for our entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mention\u00a0<i>Power Rangers\u00a0<\/i>at the end of this. It was another comfort vice. They were a huge thing for me as a child. I remember I was at some sort of Christian summer camp when I was about six and was asked what I want to be when I grow up. I\u00a0said\u00a0\u2018a Power Ranger\u2019.\u00a0I was laughed at and was told the shocking truth that they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0exist\u00a0and it is not a profession worth pursuing.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0never forgiven them for that.<\/p>\n<p>Kiely also pointed to one lyric from the song:\u00a0\u201c\u2018<i>I\u2019m injecting a lethal dose of nothing. I\u2019m blaring a dangerous amount of Coldplay<\/i>\u2019\u2026 True story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gilla Band have also announced two special intimate UK shows for this October, including a date at Manchester\u2019s White Hotel\u00a0on October 7,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/manchesters-legendary-the-white-hotel-is-closing-down-3947898\">ahead of\u00a0the venue\u2019s\u00a0closure in January<\/a>, and a show at London\u2019s ICA\u00a0on October 8,\u00a0where they will perform in the round.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gilla-band-face-feeling-unloved-and-finding-it-difficult-to-articulate-what-im-actually-thinking-on-first-new-song-in-four-years-giraffe-3947777\">These join their previously announced European and US tour dates<\/a>, the full list of which can be found\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gilla-band-face-feeling-unloved-and-finding-it-difficult-to-articulate-what-im-actually-thinking-on-first-new-song-in-four-years-giraffe-3947777\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Find tickets\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fgilla-band-tickets%2Fartist%2F1708224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The\u00a0tracklist\u00a0for \u2018Pugnello\u2019 is:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018The Angelus\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Placeholder\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Alogia\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Three Hands Clapping\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Jacobsons\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018The\u00a0Megazord\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Computer\u00a0Sadness\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Giraffe\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018Crisp Pop\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"1130\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:1,&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u2018The Gallop\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Across 2015\u2019s \u2018Holding Hands\u00a0With\u00a0Jamie\u2019, 2019\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/girl-band-the-talkies-album-review-2550801\">The Talkies<\/a>\u2019 and 2022\u2019s \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gilla-band-announce-new-album-and-share-new-song-eight-fivers-3269624\">Most Normal<\/a>\u2019, Gilla Band have built a reputation as one of the most singular guitar bands of their generation, combining elements of post-punk, noise-rock and industrial music into something stranger and more idiosyncratic.<\/p>\n<p>Last year,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/gilla-bands-alan-duggan-borges-launches-new-project-the-null-club-with-ep-featuring-members-of-the-horrors-and-mandy-indiana-3839810\">the band\u2019s guitarist Alan Duggan Borges launched a new project called The Null Club<\/a>, with a debut EP featuring collaborations with members of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-horrors\">The Horrors<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mandy-indiana\">Mandy, Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  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The influential Dublin group,\u00a0formerly known as Girl Band,\u00a0have\u00a0not released a studio album since their third record \u2018Most Normal\u2019 in 2022, but they are now back with details of their fourth\u00a0LP. \u2018Pugnello\u2019\u00a0will\u00a0arrive on September 25 via Rough Trade Records,\u00a0produced by Gilla [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2494316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[317899,21935],"class_list":["post-2494315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-experimental","tag-indie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gilla-Band-announce-new-album-Pugnello-and-share-abrasive-single.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2494317,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494315\/revisions\/2494317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2494316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}