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Pitchfork 8.8/10 Exploding its signature blend of noise-punk and dance music to masterful extremes, the Irish band gets louder, rawer, funnier, and more methodical on its exhilarating fourth album.
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 Pugnello is a boiled down jus, a double concentrated squash of a record.
Dork 5/5 Plenty of noisy bands can be punishing, plenty can be funny; doing both is considerably harder, but 'Pugnello' manages it brilliantly.
DIY 4.5/5 Their fiercest, most ruminative release to date.
All Music 4.5/5 Pugnello demonstrates that, if nothing else, there are darker depths and countless new ways to express complex emotions through music; even among their peers and other noise rock circles they are a singular force to be reckoned with.
The Guardian 5/5 Your favourite band’s favourite band unleash a thrilling and relentless 42 minutes of monstrous noise whose precise instrumental source always remains discomfitingly unclear.
Beats Per Minute 92% Anyone who listens to the album won’t just hear the music, but witness something truly unique, brave and innovative – maybe at times even divine, when it reaches for the expression of limit-experiences.
The Irish Times 5/5 The project confirms Gilla Band as the most revolutionary force at work in Irish music.
Hot Press 10.0/10 Brutal, visceral, redemptive and utterly unique.
