Gurriers - 'Sign of the Times'
Gurrier’s latest single ‘Sign of the Times’ lifts up the listener much like Beastie Boys’ ‘EggMan’. It makes you listen immediately to the political discourse coming out of Dan Hoff’s mouth in this post-punk, high-energy track.
Gurrier has exploded the last year and with a string of impressive festival slots for 2023, this band is going to take over the world. Supporting Porridge Radio and landing in 2000 Trees, they have brought excitement and experimentation in their latest single - Sign of the Times.
‘Sign of the Times’ is a forceful blast of sound and catchy big riffs. The song starts with the bass plucking away, with the first line, “What is the route to all madness” leads us into the conversation about the obsession with violence and desensitisation through social media that we as humans have adopted. A roaring crescendo chorus filled with a fuzzy guitar line that has Soft Play influences that quickly leads into the next memorable verse. The head-banging beat will have you hitting play again and again, craving to hear that bass bouncing in your ears.
The bridge of the song is climactic and the experimentation of sounds and the loud, intense vocal’s really bring the whole track to an explosive finale. The feeling is almost uncomfortable, which is what the song is about - the desensitisation of violence and the effect it has on the human mind. It really flips the song on its head and surprises us with experimentation done right and unpredictable uncertainty.
Having formed during the pandemic, Gurrier’s have gained a strong local following having sold out their first show and playing every local venue in Ireland alongside supporting Goat Girl, Enola Gay and just performed at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton. With this being their second single, I can’t wait to hear what comes next.
Words by Hannah Kane
