From their forthcoming debut album WOOF due on 6th September, Wither captures the intoxicating energy of the band’s live show as frontman Joe Love builds up to a manic crescendo: “You better wither baby before you die / The whole team withers / The whole team dies.” Pre-order the album here.
It follows previous releases King of the Slugs, All the Same, Running and I am the King.
Knowingly awash with unnecessary somersaults and wonky graphics, the video for Wither was directed by Ryan Vautier and inspired by 90s video games. With a nod to Chris Hughes (keys/synth) and Morgan Wallace’s (sax/keys) onstage dance to Wither, the gameplay sees the five-piece traverse different worlds meeting bone dealers and singing skulls to come together and fight the final boss Gerald. Will the whole team survive?
”I wanted it to feel like a real PS1 or 2 game that I would have played when I was a kid – Fat Dog’s music has the chaotic energy me and my brother had, smashing down soft drinks and arguing over who got the top split screen.” Vautier said of the video direction for the new tune. Stream here.
Fat Dog have also confirmed several new instore dates including a second show at London’s Rough Trade East.
A visit into the mind of Joe Love (be thankful you have only been granted a temporary pass), Fat Doog are of the most exciting breakthrough bands of the past few years, conjurers reeking of the sort of frenzied and wild live shows not seen in the capital for years.
Fat Dog are now the creators of WOOF., a brilliant and mind-bending record.
Produced by Joe Love, James Ford and Jimmy Robertson, it passes by in a flash. A thrilling blend of electro-punk, rock’n’roll snarling, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria, music for letting go to.
Influences include Bicep, I.R.O.K., Kamasi Washington and the Russian experimental EDM group Little Big. ”The sound Fat Dog make is screaming-into-a-pillow music says Love. I wanted to make something ridiculous because I was so bored” Joe Love declares. ”Music is so vanilla,” he adds. ”I don’t like sanitised music. Even this album is sanitised compared to what’s in my head. I thought it would sound more fucked up.”
After a summer of festivals including Latitude, Truck, Lowlands and Pukklepop, Fat Dog will return to the US for their second run in October before their UK-wide tour in November including London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Watch the video for Wither below:
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