Coilguns

If you’re reading this on the day that we announce Coilguns for Roadburn, then you’ll have to wait another 24 hours before you can hear Odd Love in its entirety. More likely, realistically, you’ll be reading these words in the months after our announcement or in the weeks leading up to the festival. If you’ve come to this page hoping for some pointers as to how to narrow down the number of bands that you already have circled in your overpopulated Roadburn must-watch longlist, well, you’ll not catch us crossing Coilguns off ours.

Having been granted a peep into mechanics behind this excellent band when we commissioned some of Coilguns’ members as part of a collaborative project named Trounce for the 2023 edition of Roadburn, we’re well aware that they’re a bunch who very much do things their own way. Their latest album, Odd Love, stands as a monument to their relationships  – with each other, with the music they make, with the industry they operate within and with the people that listen to their music. That’s you and us. 

As we have come to expect from Coilguns, Odd Love unravels at a feverish pace with high octane tracks that traverse through punk, hardcore, and metal with an avant-garde, experimental twist. There are hooks, there is melody, there are darkly brooding moments that keep you on your toes, never quite knowing with certainty what curveball is coming your way next.

Of their upcoming performance of Odd Love at Roadburn, guitarist Jona Nido comments:

“I was really crossing my fingers for Coilguns to play at Roadburn in 2025. We played an insane set there in 2019, closing the festival in the Hall of Fame room. Then last year, I was lucky enough to be invited to create one of the four commissioned pieces (Trounce), which included most of the Coilguns band and crew. It would have felt strange not to play in 2025, especially with a new album. So, when I got the email saying Roadburn wanted us back, I felt a real sense of relief.

“The best part, though, was that on the same day, Walter sent me a personal email asking if we could talk on the phone about Coilguns’ performance at Roadburn. When Walter wants to talk on the phone, you know it’s for something special, and I love that he does that instead of just sending an email. Every interaction with him feels so genuine. He started by congratulating us on a great record, saying he’d already listened to it over ten times and wanted us to perform it in its entirety.

“Hearing that was overwhelming; his words really resonated with why and how we made this record. The fact that such a tastemaker festival like Roadburn wants us to perform our new album in full is a huge acknowledgment and respect for the work we’ve put in. We’re incredibly humbled by this opportunity, and I can promise you we’ll bring our best energy to deliver an unforgettable performance.”

– Becky Laverty