Song review: Gurriers - Close Call

The single "Close Call" by Gurriers has been described as a powerful post-punk track that continues the band's reputation for creating intense and cutting-edge music. The song starts with an impressive drumbeat, quickly joined by a guitar sound likened to a "ridiculously powerful foghorn." It's a track that could be the soundtrack for an urgent dash to a bomb shelter, with a chorus that cuts "sharply as a medieval dagger through marrow and limb." The review praises "Close Call" as not just breaking through the sound barrier but being the sound barrier itself, representing pure, unadulterated post-punk of the highest quality¹.

Gurriers, hailed as one of the best bands from Ireland at the moment, is known for their music that doesn't just have a sharp edge but "razor-sharp outlines that dare to cut off whole body parts." Their previous single "Des Goblin" was already a strong number, and "Close Call" seems to follow in its footsteps with its sheer intensity and raw energy¹.

Sources

(1) https://www.dansendeberen.be/2024/05/08/nieuwe-single-gurriers-close-call/.

(2) https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/gurriers/close-call/.

(3) https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/952099-gurriers-close-call.php.