Gilla Band are an Irish post-punk and noise rock band from Dublin, formed in 2011 by vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan Borges, bassist Daniel Fox, and drummer Adam Faulkner. Formerly known as Girl Band, they changed their name in November 2021. Their three albums on Rough Trade Records - 'Holding Hands with Jamie' (2015), 'The Talkies' (2019), and 'Most Normal' (2022) - have established them as one of the most influential guitar acts to emerge from Ireland in the past decade.
Gilla Band released the single 'Giraffe' via Rough Trade Records on May 27, 2026 - their first new music in almost four years - and simultaneously announced a major tour in North America and Europe.
The band performed at the In The Meadows festival in Dublin in June 2025 and subsequently announced an Irish headliner tour in October 2025 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of 'The Early Years EP'.
'The Early Years EP' from 2015 was re-released in a remastered edition with new artwork, including a new cover of Blawan's 'Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage'.
The band released the standalone single 'Sports Day' in 2023, which was their only release between the album 'Most Normal' (2022) and 'Giraffe' (2026).
