Stream: A Hunger Artist - Girls Names

Belfast band Girls Names have just unleashed new track A Hunger Artist and it's a belter. Talent borrows, genius steals and Girls Names steal from the best - there is a lot of Joy Division / New Order here but they weave it through a grungy wave of sonic disharmony, taking the drunk sounding vocal style of post-Roxy Eno.

A Hunger Artist is taken from forthcoming album Arms Around A Vision, due on 2 October through Tough Love Records. You can see the band live in London at the 100 Club on 19 October.

'A Hunger Artist' is the second song to be taken from Girls Names third album, Arms Around a Vision, out 2nd October. Pre-order Arms Around a Vision LP, CD or limited edition cream vinyl - http://smarturl.it/GirlsNames.ToughLove iTunes - http://radi.al/AAAViTunes Tickets to 100 Club, London - https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/29623/chk/31da PRESS RELEASE Where 'Reticence' was all primordial clang and clatter, recalling the best moments of early '80s no wave and its forerunners - think Glenn Branca and Rhys Chatham's respective guitar ensembles - bookending one of the most immediate, accessible songs the band have ever written at its core, 'A Hunger Artist' is an altogether more colossal and meandering beast. While its chiming guitar introduction might again bear passing resemblance to Branca's deft melodic interplay, its much quicker to cut to the chase. And what a chase it is: leading you over moonlit autobahns and down dark European back alleys. Drawing to mind Neu! and Roxy-era Eno, the Northern Irish quartet lay down a motorik groove that rarely lets up across its almost six-minute runtime, allowing gossamer synths and insistent bass to dance atop with aplomb. Alongside this, the band are set to return to London for a one-off show this October (the 19th) at the historic 100 Club: a not-to-be-missed opportunity to see Arms Around a Vision brought to stunning life in the live setting. UK/EU Live Dates July 16th | Bagnacciuga, Fano, Italy July 17th | Bolognetti Rocks, Bologna, Italy July 18th | A Night Like This Festival, nr. Turin, Italy Oct 19th | 100 Club, London TICKETS