Biography

Described as “raw as a butcher's cut, and just as fresh” by the Irish Times, Gurriers have been championed by the likes of Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 6 Music and The Needled Drop’s Anthony Fantano. The Feb 2023 release of their debut single “Approachable” was praised by The Line Of Best Fit as "a full-blooded post-punk masterwork,” stating that “Gurriers look set to be at the forefront of one of the most compelling scenes in modern Irish music". The raging, intense vocals from lead singer Dan Hoff and explosive instrumentation are key to Gurriers’ emerging sound. Gurriers formed during the pandemic and emerged the other side with a debut gig Halloween 2021 and have since become an important part of an increasingly talked-about Irish scene. For the last two years they’ve honed their incendiary performances from local venues through European festival stages rapidly making a name for themselves in the process. Reverberating guitars, epic melodies and vocals bursting with snotty self-confidence bind Gurriers’ songwriting into a mesmering live tour de force. With experience supporting acts like Enola Gay, Surf Curse, Been Stellar, and Goat Girl, their growing notoriety as a band not to miss has seen them tour the UK recently with Chappaqua Wrestling, playing festivals such as SWN (UK), Mad Cool (ES), Reeperbahn (DE), Into The Great Wide Open, Left Of The Dial and London Calling (all NL).