The Murder Capital have sat at the forefront of Ireland’s post-punk boom over the past decade. Their first two albums, 2019's When I Have Fears and 2023's Gigi’s Recovery, are defining records of the genre’s revival, while illustrating the strength of the Dublin scene alongside the likes of Fontaines D.C., Sprints, Gilla Band and more.
In each chapter, the quintet - now scattered across Ireland, London, and Europe - have created intense, emotional tapestries that capture both introspective and outward-facing issues. On Blindness, however, they lean further into raucous noise to reflect a wider sense of confusion and uncertainty, even if the record as a whole lacks some of the passion of their best earlier work.
