Super Extra Bonus Party are now, well and truly back.
On Saturday, Nialler9 presents the six-piece band’s first headline Dublin gig in seven years.
Where the band’s first two albums adopted a mixtape aesthetic in the way they brought electronica, dance, post-rock, hip-hop and indie-pop over the course of their full-lengths.
In November, the band returned with ‘Switzerland’, a song that stuck closer to a melding of electronics and indie sensibilities that echo the likes of Caribou.
The followup song then, ‘Purple Heart’ debuting online here, carries on from that more refined focus while retaining an anthemic-leaning production. The song’s crystalline guitar lines and melancholic but uplifting vocals are superseded by the band’s penchant for synthesizer dance-friendly passages. ‘Purple Heart’ doesn’t feel ramraided by such flips – instead the band effectively merge the two sounds. This is Super Extra Bonus Party Mk III. There’s more to come.
Catch the band’s first Dublin headline show this Saturday in Bello Bar with support from Cinema and Silverbacks. Advance tickets are heading towards selling out so pick up tickets on Eventbrite.
The band also feature on this week’s podcast dropping shortly.
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 co-host 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, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
