Dublin-based post-punk group The Murder Capital have added Letterkenny to their EU/UK headline tour. Having supported the likes of Fontaines D.C, the band is now playing sell-out headline shows, and comes off the back of a stunning set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Murder Capital explore the darker side of society, utilising rumbling dread and the cathartic elements of post-punk as their tools.
They released their debut single “More or Less” in 2018 as a music video, which unexpectedly blew up online. With the hype swelling around them, they quickly began work on a debut album, 2019’s When I Have Fears.
While the material on “When I Have Fears” captured the vital beginnings of the group, the 12 songs of new album “Gigi’s Recovery” push the band into ever braver sonic territories, oceans apart from previous peers. Ambition is put right at the front and centre, with the inventive, expansive guitar work of Cathal Roper and Damien Tuit paired to a precise and intelligent rhythmic unit in bassist Gabriel Paschal Blake and drummer Diarmuid Brennan. Electronic elements are noticeably more prominent across the record, with industrial influences explored in greater detail than ever before, McGovern‘s bold melodies acting as a reassuring anchor so we never get totally swept away into the band’s newfound soundscape.
The Murder Capital also made their live return in 2022, performing at the likes of Primavera Sound, VYV Festival and Solidays, as well as opening for Pearl Jam at British Summer Time. The performances follow their largely sold-out EU / UK tours in 2020, which saw them sell out their biggest headline shows to date at London’s Electric Ballroom and Dublin’s Vicar Street in 2023.
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