The Murder Capital - Blindness

Blindness is the new album from Irish band The Murder Capital, yet another group to spring from the country’s fertile post-punk scene of the last few years. It’s the sound of a band firing on all cylinders and bristling with energy, resulting in eleven songs that don’t hang about in terms of grabbing the listener. There’s a wider, richer perspective animating the Murder Capital’s new set of songs, brought on by what the five members were bringing to the creative process, differing worldviews arising from their literal new positions in the world. Drummer Diarmuid Brennan was living in Berlin, bass player Gabriel “G” Paschal Blake was in Letterkenny, guitarist Cathal “Pump“ Roper was in Donegal, and guitarist Damien “Irv” Tuit and vocalist James McGovern were in London. The album prioritizes urgency, energy, freshness – and was recorded in LA with the help of Grammy-winning producer John Congleton.