(Rough Trade)This second album has taken four years, but the songs, finessing the band’s noise-rock through a filter of techno and glam, are sensational
Four years on from their debut – and after three tours were cancelled due to health issues in the band –
Irish quartet Girl Band rejoin the fray sounding invigorated. Coming back amid a wider post-punk scene that’s also as vital as it’s been in years, they stay true to the spirit of the genre: slipping through definition, resisting comfort, and ducking on to the dancefloor.