Keeley
Hug ‘n Pint, Glasgow
31st May, 2026
On a warm summer’s eve, we made our way to Glasgow’s Hug ‘n Pint at the bottom of Great Western Road. It’s a famous wee venue who host gigs every night of the week, helping keep the City’s music alive and kicking.
This gig’s headliner was Keeley, a 3-piece punk act whose fusion of modern genres get slammed fist-first onto the table. They take their name from creative front person, Keeley Moss, and released their very well received debut album ‘Floating above everything Else’, in 2023.
For support, on came the first-3 piece of the evening called ‘The Martial arts’. With a 1990s vibe, they played their songs to the appreciation of an audience of clearly long-standing fans. The group have a rich history, having played for several decades performing their own music, whose bass, drum, guitar and vocal, revelled and condensed in a compact room.
In a sparkly skirt, on came Ireland’s own (now based in London) Keeley to play some vivacious music known as dream-rock, a fresh take on traditional punk indie-pop. It was with no little enthusiasm too that the 3 jammed with highly strung overdrive on guitar, and praiseworthy bass, that led to no little energy on stage.
Keeley are currently on a UK wide tour, supporting the ineffable Smyths later in the summer. The tour is called ‘Tour on the Edge of the World’, succinctly connecting to the title of their new album ‘ Girl on the Edge of the World’.
Celebrating such a precarious position in sound and stance, Keely triumphed through their fun compositions too, drawing us in with delightful writing toe skipping rhythms, gorgeous lyrics and a large fulfilling guitar.
With such strong material, energy levels rose from the first song, enthusing the stories that were were deep, graceful and pouring out punk. Dream rock has freedom and I felt it – an exciting night, an intimate space and an absolutely rocking band.
Daniel Donnelly
themumble.uk 