This is a posthumous release as the two creative forces behind this band have now sadly died. It is based on the music that Gared O’Donell created in the months leading up to his death from esophageal cancer in 2021. In the intervening years the remaining members of the band have lovingly taken the raw recordings and honed them into a state for release.
But don’t expect “Do You Still Love Me?” to be filled with maudlin self-reflection. Gared always believed in creating difficult but fulfilling music that circumnavigated genres and existed firmly in its own universe. His final creative endeavours stay firmly within those parameters. This is a sophisticated punk album that mixes melody with obsequious noise. Whilst these are the last testaments of a dying man it is still full of life and shows that Gared enjoyed playing with conventions right up until the end.