underscores and umru are playing a back-to-back set at Yamamori Tengu in Dublin on Monday 9th November after their live set next door at The Grand Social. The night is called Double-U Dublin and is presented by Singular Artists and Chroma4Ever.
underscores is an American artist whose albums Fishmonger (2021) and Wallsocket (2023) built a devoted following, and she released her third album, U, in March through Corporate Rockmusic and Mom + Pop.
U is April Harper Grey’s third album of dubstep pop as underscores is a self-titled-of-sorts, the title simultaneously shorthand for the artist, the object of desire that runs through the songs, and a declaration about the record’s whole orientation. “Music for malls, airports, hotels, supermarkets. I wrote these songs for U,” she says. After the complex fictional lore architecture of 2023’s Wallsocket, U strips back the conceptual scaffolding and focuses everything on maximalist pop craftsmanship. Influences cited: Jane Remover, 2hollis and Osamason sitting alongside Brandy, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
umru is a Brooklyn producer and DJ who first came to attention for his production on Charli XCX’s ‘I Got It’ from the 2017 mixtape Pop 2. He has since released EPs on PC Music and LuckyMe, most recently Matter of Time in 2025, and has worked with the likes of 100 gecs, Dorian Electra, Ninajirachi and underscores herself.
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underscores is also on the bill for Primavera Sound next summer, where she plays on Thursday, as we reported in the day-by-day lineup.
Tickets
- Tickets are on sale now via Resident Advisor / Sold Out.
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