Gurriers - Come and See

In the organizer's words:

Energetic Irish guitar quintet Gurriers today announce their highly anticipated, explosive debut album Come and See, which will be released on September 13, 2024 via new label No Filter.

To coincide, they announce an extensive UK and European tour for October and November 2024. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, May 13 at 10am.
Gurriers, who take their name from an antiquated and somewhat charming Irish term for ruffian, ruffian or street urchin, formed in January 2020 and initially consisted of Dan Hoff (lead vocals), Ben O'Neill (guitar and backing vocals), Mark MacCormack (guitar), Pierce O'Callaghan (drums) and Emmet White (bass), who has since left the band amicably and been replaced by Charlie McCarthy.

The Gurriers, who came from different parts of Ireland, met in Dublin. They believed they were destined to connect creatively in a meaningful way and so formed a band. We needn't dwell on the fact that the events of early 2020 brought their development to a temporary halt. Instead of scrolling on their phones or baking banana bread, the Gurriers seized the opportunity to refine their vision and push forward with their ambitions. By the time Gurriers played their first gig at Dublin's Workman's Club on Halloween 2021, they had evolved remarkably as a band. Following earlier singles such as 'Sign of The Times' and 'Nausea', they received the seal of approval from the legendary Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop and prestigious support from Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens of BBC Radio 6 Music, culminating in their latest single 'Des Goblin' making it to BBC Radio 6 Music's A-list - not bad for an unsigned band self-releasing their own music.
With songs exposing how modern narcissism is fueled by an addiction to online personas ("Des Goblin"), about the disillusionment of today's youth ("Dipping Out") and tongue-in-cheek anthems lamenting the rise of the far right ("Approachable"), Come and See is no ordinary debut, but an exhilarating statement of intent from five people fed up with politely tiptoeing around chaos.

Recorded in Leeds at The Nave Studios with Alex Greaves, Come and See is a truly exhilarating collection of razor-sharp progressive punk songs. Firing from all guns, Gurriers present a blistering counter-attack on the malaise of the modern age.

To coincide with the announcement, Gurriers are releasing a new song, "Close Call", the follow-up to the BBC Radio 6 Music A-Listed song "Des Goblin". "Close Call" is a haunting, albeit sympathetic and powerful song about the challenges faced by Dublin's forgotten and bored youth, turning up the intensity of the guitars to eleven, a ferocious blend of guitar pop and industrial techno.
Of the album, Gurriers said: "The album is a noisy, guitar-driven odyssey about our disillusionment with the modern world".

As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century draws ever closer, our planet lurches precariously from one crisis to the next. Instead of passively sitting back and watching, Gurriers launch a fierce counter-attack on the malaise of the modern age with their album Come and See.

Come and See explores many themes, be it the end of the world, the disenfranchised youth of Dublin, emigrant friends, the rise of the far right, desensitization to violence, a Pope struggling with faith and love, and much more. "Nausea" explores how the existential ordinariness of the 21st century is essentially lived in the digital world and how society has slid blindly into this reality without realizing the full extent of its corrosive damage. Underpaid and overworked content moderators are forced to watch unspeakable horrors while social media platforms feed their users dopamine, further distracting an already overwrought and distorted cartoon world from the harsh appearance of reality.