Gilla Band Set Next Album Pugnello
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- Gilla Band confirmed new album Pugnello will arrive September 25 via Rough Trade, their first full-length since 2022's Most Normal.
- The Dublin quartet — Dara Kiely, Alan Duggan Borges, Daniel Fox, and Adam Faulkner — self-produced Pugnello, with Fox handling mixing duties.
- Lead single "Placeholder" dropped alongside a color-saturated, dreamlike video directed by Cuan Roche; Kiely framed the song as a reflection on childhood obsessions like Big Brother and the Power Rangers.
- The 10-track Pugnello tracklist includes "The Angelus," "The Megazord," and "Computer Sadness," with Kiely joking that his childhood dream of becoming a Power Ranger was "shocking[ly]" dismissed at a Christian summer camp.
- Gilla Band will support Pugnello with a North American and European tour running from fall through 2027, resuming activity after their 2023 single "Sports Day."
Why it matters: After three years of near-silence — a single 2023 loosie aside — Gilla Band's September 25 release date kicks off a multi-year touring commitment through 2027, signalling a sustained return rather than a one-off track for the Rough Trade act.
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