The National Museum Wales website, of all places, has got it about right: "Gindrinker play a minimal, almost industrial take on garage rock that tends to divide the opinions of the audience."
So what better act to headline the first ever gig promoted by Pint of 45? We caught up with Graf Middleton - the guitar-playing, drum machine-programming half of the duo - to find out what they've got lined up for this Saturday's show…
How would you describe the Gindrinker live experience to someone who has seen you before but who can't remember what you're like due to alcoholic amnesia?
If you can't remember, it's probably best to just tell yourself you had a great night and witnessed something amazing, and didn't do anything to embarrass yourself… and that stuff on your shoes is some kind of mud, not half-digested badly cooked meat product.
This is your first gig in a while. Any particular reason you've been keeping a low profile?
The main reason is that no one has asked us to play for a while. There's no grand plan or anything like that. Basically, we play wherever and whenever we can.
Other than that, the practicalities of having day jobs (the ones that people keep telling us not to give up) in retail and hostelry tend to take up a lot more time and energy at this time of year than any other. And both the speakers in my amp have blown.
What happened to DC's face the other day? Is his cornet playing ability impaired?
Ice plus mud plus sensible shoes equals face-mash. Hopefully he'll be OK by Saturday. If he's still wearing his 'cosmetic' moustache to cover up the scab, then there probably won't be any cornet.
Cosmetic moustaches aside, what else can we expect from the gig?
We'll probably play some songs, break some strings, bicker like a weird married couple, climb on some stuff, spill some stuff, maybe play some new songs (if we write any between now and Saturday), make some noises and generally do our best to entertain people in the only ways we know how.
Who's your favourite double act?
Top five, if I may? The Two Ronnies. Schwervon! The Lovely Eggs. Joy of Sex. Cheese and Marmite.
What's the weirdest experience you've ever had in a Cardiff pub?
I think my favourite weird experience was in The Goat Major. A gentleman comes in and demands half a bitter and half a Guinness in a pint glass. This, I learn between his second and third one in about 15 minutes, is called a 'black and tan' (see, drinking is educational).
He then declares he'd better go as he has to drive his lorry back to somewhere. "What, after just downing three pints?!" we enquire. "It's fine," he says. "I've parked it by the police station."
Gindrinker play Pint of 45 Presents… at The Promised Land, 4 Windsor Place, Cardiff on Saturday 29 January
