Ganglions – math-pop-punk with a Cork accent via Sheffield
What you may need to know…
01. Based in Sheffield, but sporting a pronounced Cork accent via vocalist Eimear O’Donovan, as well as drummery from Clonakilty man Brian Scally, Ganglions’ crossovers of pop, punk and math-rock make for a busy noise.
02. Eagle-eyed Irish music observers may remember O’Donovan from her time with Cork pop band KVX, and her memorable contributions to Bantum’s first album, on singles Oh My Days, and alongside Owensie on Roll Pt. 2.
03. Streaming above is the band’s self-released debut E.P., FETCH!, put out in February of last year and available for streaming and download.
04. The band plays Quarter Block Party, on the first weekend of February. Time and venue to be confirmed on release of the festival’s brochure. This follows their Irish debut at Cork’s Fred Zeppelin’s in December, in support of Terriers.
Thoughts: Bright, bristling, surfy, tappy, intricate, high-energy power.