Nobody's Coming To Save You

Nobody's Coming To Save You

With their second album, Gurriers sound primed to follow fellow Dublin indie heroes Fontaines D.C. up to the higher font tiers of festival posters. Co-produced by Mark Bowen of IDLES and Geese associate Loren Humphrey, Nobody’s Coming to Save You executes a frenetic fusion of post-punk shout-speak, Britpop bravado, and arena-ready alt-rock anchored by the band’s intensely charismatic singer, Dan Hoff. On the title track, “Nobody’s Coming to Save You,” Gurriers wield a sinister swagger that recalls Arctic Monkeys’ harder-edged moments, while “Pins” sees Hoff revealing his innermost desires over a booming drum break with Richard Ashcroft-worthy gusto. And whether they’re dishing out anti-colonialist dance-punk (“Party Lines”), bruised power ballads (“I Wish I Was”), or multi-sectional art-rock epics (“Drones”), Gurriers’ world-conquering ambitions are unrelenting. Our Favorite Track: “Nothing Happens Twice”—the sort of mosh-pit-stoking rager that’s tailor-made for Hoff to point his mic to the crowd for the chorus and have them shout it back at him.