Decidedly dissonant, often with more than a wink in the lyrics, and certainly completely non-conformist, Gut Health present a modern kind of punk that makes you want to dance and listen. Even at the same time. The quintet from Melbourne was founded by singer Athina Uh-Oh and bassist Adam Markmann during the 2021 coronavirus lockdowns and was able to establish itself as an unconventional project with its first EP, ‘Electric Party Chrome Girl’ (2022), even in the experimental underground of its home city – and was celebrated as such. Crazy guitars, cheeky vocals, and danceable yet quirky songwriting characterise the signature sound of the band, who most recently made a name for themselves last year with their first studio album, ‘Stiletto’ (2024), and were celebrated by gatekeepers of good taste such as Clash, NME, and Rolling Stone. But instead of resting on their laurels, Gut Health continued to work on their indefinable thing at the beginning of this year and immediately began work on the follow-up to their debut. The next punk reform is already a foregone conclusion, for nobody sounds quite like this band at the moment.