Girl Band's new album goes with the flow

After health issues forced them to take a two-year hiatus, Dublin noise rockers Girl Band are back and on form. They tell Michael Lanigan about how they took a new approach to recording their blistering second album

Girl Band, from left: Adam Faulkner, Daniel Fox, Alan Duggan and Dara Kiely Pic: Rich Gilligan

A lot has changed in the four years since Girl Band released their debut album. A record that energised even as it shocked, Holding Hands With Jamie took its inspiration from lead singer Dara Kiely’s battles with his mental health. As Kiely bellowed over Adam Faulkner’s primal drums and the klaxon-like guitars of Alan Duggan and Daniel Fox, the result was original – and critics in Ireland and abroad sat up and took ...