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Cover of Pugnello
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Album · Rough Trade · released 25 Sep 2026

Pugnello

Gilla Band

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

Apple Music ↗Bandcamp ↗YouTube ↗

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Tracklist

  1. 01The AngelusSGR
  2. 02PlaceholderSGR
  3. 03AlogiaSGR
  4. 04Three Hands ClappingSGR
  5. 05JacobsonsSGR
  6. 06The MegazordSGR
  7. 07Computer SadnessSGR
  8. 08GiraffeSGR
  9. 09Crisp PopSGR
  10. 10At the GallopSGR

10 tracks, 42 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 7 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 6 OctGilla Band: nuevas máquinas, viejos instintosRockdelux ↗

    Entrevista a Dara Kiely y Alan Duggan, el cantante y el guitarrista de los dublineses Gilla Band por su flamante cuarto álbum, “Pugnello”.

  • 25 SepAlbum Review: Gilla Band – PugnelloBeats Per Minute ↗

    Some history comes sudden. On the 31 st of July 1932, the German NSDAP suddenly, shockingly, counted the second highest amount of votes during the German federal election.

  • 24 SepGilla Band: Step By StepDIY Magazine ↗

    Following a tumultuous few years coloured by grief and schizophrenia, Dublin’s Gilla Band examine humour, childhood and experimentation ahead of their blistering fourth LP, ‘Pugnello’.

Headlines and short excerpts from the stories we read, each linked to its source · more appear as the press publishes them

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Style tags: MusicBrainz, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 7 Oct 2026