Bucket - Muck / Mosaic

An exclusive physical-first Dinked Early Doors pressing of the Muck and Mosaic EPs from Dublin experimental rock trio, Bucket. 

It was the esteemed YARD band who first tipped us off about Bucket, and we sure fell hard for them, a hurtling sound somewhere between noise, hardcore and electronic experimentalism. It is far from easy going, but equally, this is seriously life affirming stuff!

Pressed on limited-edition Red and Black Marble vinyl, this release brings the two EPs together on one record, with Muck on one side and Mosaic on the other. 

Selected by Dinked, the collective of independent record shops, Bucket join the Early Doors series dedicated to championing emerging artists and bringing their music to a wider audience. Previous editions have included releases from YARD, Makeshift Art Bar, Glasshouse Red Spider Mite, PUNCHBAG and Dog Race.

Together, the two EPs document a band rapidly expanding its sound, tracing the rowdy collision of garage, noise and hardcore on Muck through to the electronic experimentation and volatile, shape-shifting arrangements of Mosaic.

Originally released in March 2025, Muck captures the destructive live energy on which Bucket first built their reputation. Recorded live at Black Mountain Studios in Dundalk, its four tracks pit weighty drums and restless basslines against piercing guitars and distorted vocal melodies, finding room for dark humour amid the abrasion.

Released in April 2026, Mosaic pushes those foundations into more disorientating territory. Produced by the band alongside James Eager (Lankum, The Scratch) and recorded between Transmission Rooms Studio in Longford and Camden Studios in Dublin, the EP unfolds through fictional narrators grappling with paranoia, mania, trauma and obsession. The breakbeat-fuelled spiral of 'DNB', suffocating intensity of 'Nonsense' and destructive climax of 'Memento' connect danceable rhythms with crushing guitars and abrupt shifts in mood.

Formed by guitarist/vocalist Cian Dahdouh and bassist Emmet McNamee, who met in college after arriving from garage-punk and metal/hardcore backgrounds respectively, and now joined by drummer Korey Thomas (Bricknasty), Bucket emerged from Dublin’s DIY scene in 2021.

For Fans Of: Gilla Band / Chat Pile / black midi / A Place to Bury Strangers