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Editors Note SEPT'24 JOHN BRERETON Contributors:
John Brereton Jack McBain Adhamh O’Caoimh David Carr Truman Dickerson Aine Goulding Paul McDermott Niall McGuirk Cliodhna Ryan Dan Hegarty Alan Monnelly Paul Fitzpatrick Oran O’Beirne Louis Scully Conor Farrell Alicia Smith Jack Nolan Ethan Golding Design & Layout: foxandmouse.ie Cover Photo: Niamh Barry @narryphotographyvids Styling by Danny Thomas Social Media: Jack McBain / Aine Goulding Editorial: John Brereton: jb@hkm.ie Listings Editor: Christine O’Growney: thegoolistings@gmail.com Listings: thegoolistings@gmail.com Singles/EP’s for review: thegoosingles@gmail.com Distribution: Kamil Zok / Leah Fisher/ Aine Goulding distribution@hkm.ie All other queries: thegoodublin@gmail.com Ad Sales Manager: Terry McNally: tm@hkm.ie - 0861304815 Sales: Stefan Hallenius: sh@hkm.ie - 087 3271732 Kevin Gibbons: kg@hkm.ie - 085 8697078 PIC: NIAMH BARRY It's without doubt my favourite band name of the moment, possibly ever. Gurriers. Doesn’t need any explanation really. Dublin based? Check. Full of attitude? Check. They play punk? Check. Cheeky fuckers but good crack and hearts of gold beneath the divilment? Check. Gurrier. It’s a classic Dublin slang word, its whereabouts often disputed, its innocence erstwhile agreed. The dictionary of Irish slang says it's from the French word for warrior, guerrier, and that it was a derogatory term used for the veterans of the Napoleonic wars begging in the streets of Dublin and still wearing their uniform. Other sources say it comes from the Dublin ghettos, where young fellas on the hop from school would buy (or rob) Gur cake - a pastry confection traditionally associated with Dublin, consisting of a thick layer of filling - a dark brown paste, containing a mixture of cake/bread crumbs, dried fruits - between two thin layers of pastry. A poor man's treat. This Dublin based five piece certainly are a treat and have released one of the albums of the year so far in Come And See, a record which our reviewer says “them Gurriers lads have crafted us a statement of bristling, ebullient and brilliant intent. The finest act of their ilk these lands have yet mustered up”. Not bad for a debut album. It’s an album that explores themes such as fear of the far right, social media and emigration without romanticising our country in the slightest. As we face up to challenging times where kids ‘on the hop’ are being subsumed into more nefarious activities by odious fascist organisations and depraved cartels it’s important that we make sure our modern day gurriers of every class are given the tools and resources to stay wise and reject obsolete idylls of a romantic Ireland. Published by: HKM Media, 73 Leeson St Lower, Dublin 2 Trycksak 5041 0004 PAGE 3 S E V A R N Ä E M N K T