Bilders not only play tunes from the 2024 LP Dustbin of Empathy but also from their new album, which launches with this tour. The band is the strongest ever, with multi-instrumentalists Alex McManus and Matt Swanson (mostly bass) making the trip from the USA. Magnet Magazine described Direen standing with Chris Knox in the vanguard of the country’s non-conformist rock pantheon; he’s another guy who has led by example, and hung in there through some cruel ups and downs. He’s…