WOOF.
The UK’s latest post-punk export has built its rep on antic live shows and costumed hijinks. But on record, Fat Dog’s arch dance-punk fusion feels more calculated than provocatively chaotic.
Must-see live band Fat Dog justify the hype with ‘Woof.’ – a reckless and raucous debut album pumped full of adrenaline. Read the NME review
With Woof Fat Dog boast a relentless drive to be as loud as possible.
Fat Dog's debut leans too far into its theatricality to be the barreling, hedonistic music it gestures towards. But at its best, it’s about thrills, novelty and big-tent grandeur.
The so-called “UK post-punk scene,” centered around the label Speedy Wunderground and the storied venue The Windmill, continues to churn out strikingly original and energetic rock bands.
For the past two years or so Fat Dog have rampaged their way round any venue that would have them (and some that were pretty doubtful from the outset)
Fat Dog's combination of live instruments and rock influences with a more modern dance sound seems like a winner for finding an audience in 2024.
WOOF by Fat Dog album review by Greg Walker for Northern Transmissions. The UK band's debut for Domino Records drops on September 6th
Outlandish musical choices from oompah to sleaze should make the Londoners’ debut feel fresh, but they’re the latest interlopers in a crowded experimental field
One of the year's word-of-mouth live sensations fires out their debut. Review by Thomas H Green.