Marina is back in Ireland this week for a show in The Academy tonight and a Green Spheres gig in Carlow with Digitalism and Miike Snow so I figured this cover of her song was particularly pertinent.
It’s from Gaggle who are a un-nerving 22-women strong alt-choir from London who sound like they’d be right at home on the soundtrack to doom. They draw their inspirations from slave songs, all-girl groups and punk yet are much more polychromatic than that. They’ve been called “nu rave Pre- Raphaelites” by Lauren Laverne and a “sci-fi riot choir” by Vice. I’ll call them a neon-clad bludgeoning coven of cosmic vocal sounds. Check them out.
MP3: Marina and The Diamonds – Mowgli’s Road (Gaggle cover)
‘Hidden Army’ is a bit foreboding.
MP3: Gaggle – Hidden Army
Grab a Gaggle remix of Wolf Gang over @ The Culture of Me.
A Cluas Interview with Gaggle.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the cohost of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.