Following on from 2023's 'Gigi's Recovery', a record full of passion and spirited urgency but also moments of tender nuance, The Murder Capital return once again with 'Blindness'. Regular staples in our End of Year charts whenever they release, this might just be the Irish quintet at their very best.
Lead single 'Can't Pretend To Know' is an incendiary slab of post-punk, whereas heartfelt follow-up 'Words Lost Meaning' is one of the best tracks frontman James McGovern has ever penned. The intense and venomous 'The Fall' is also another album highlight, whilst 'A Distant Life' could easily have been birthed by Television.
With now three incredible albums under the belt, it sure feels like 2025 is the year for The Murder Capital and we couldn't think of any other band more deserving.
Lead single 'Can't Pretend To Know' is an incendiary slab of post-punk, whereas heartfelt follow-up 'Words Lost Meaning' is one of the best tracks frontman James McGovern has ever penned. The intense and venomous 'The Fall' is also another album highlight, whilst 'A Distant Life' could easily have been birthed by Television.
With now three incredible albums under the belt, it sure feels like 2025 is the year for The Murder Capital and we couldn't think of any other band more deserving.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Another blazing transmission from the wonderful Murder Capital. Fiercely unique, their sound oscillates from the sort of clashing, jagged indie familiar to fans of Dublin indie, to cataclysmic grinding breakdowns and gothic minimalism. Brilliantly incendiary, and well worth the wait.TRACK LISTING
1. Moonshot
2. Words Lost Meaning
3.Can’t Pretend To Know
4. A Distant Life
5. Born Into The Fight
6. Love Of Country
7. The Fall
8. Death Of A Giant
9. Swallow
10. That Feeling
11. Trailing A Wing