"Tearing into twin snakes in the parking lot / All my new friends are the ones you got..."
Feeling the art punk rock eccentricities of "Bringing in the Dogs" by Los Angeles duo / band Trick Gum, the very clever / twisted /funny project name of producer Justin Raisen (Charlie XCX, Angel Olsen, Yves Tumor) and Jordan Benik of L.A. cult band Sweaters, is so beautifully delightful for so many reasons. Within the jagged bass line, and deep fried splatters of distorted glam guitars and hushed pursed vocal aesthetic you at once feel the muscularity of alt rock with the lipstick swing of glam rock and the youthful punch of power pop. It feels like a cross genre'd, cross generational amalgam of Queens of the Stone Age, T-Rex, and 20/20.
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Trick Gum's stream of consciousness, but ultimately below the surface smartly poetic lyrics have an amazing Rorschach-ian quality and are beautifully vague. The band clues us in on what it is really about:
"We've all found ourselves in desperate moments when it's time to make a change, and discerning the right change evades us. How easy it is in those solitary moments to turn against our better angels and lay back into familiar vices. In strange times often there's nothing that seems more comforting than the devil we know. It's a bad way to go, but we have to acknowledge our shadows in order to overcome them. "Bringing in the Dogs" is a way to give those crutches a kiss and a wink and say, 'love you lads, I'll always remember the good times,' before moving on to something better."
Trick Gum might be shape shifting pranksters but what the hell is wrong with that? The captivating Official Video for "Bringing in the Dogs was directed by Trick Gum and STEEN. Shot by We Don't Exist. Edited by Palm Tree Visions.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/therealtrickgum/
https://www.trick-gum.com/
https://www.instagram.com/therealtrickgum
Trick Gum blows the roof off the plot for the fourth time in as many months with "Bringing in the Dogs", which premieres August 20th. After the gonzo space punk of "You're All Caught Up" (July 16th), the gentle sincerity of "Hurts to Be a Head" (June 19th), and the bent beach anthem "Hot Rifle" (May 7th), subversive pranksters Trick Gum are back, ready for anything. In their first three months the band has been featured on Stereogum, Flaunt, Wonderland, Brooklyn Vegan, highlighted in the Instagram stories of Jonah Hill and Ariel Rechtshaid, and both "Hot Rifle" and "Hurts to Be a Head" were selected by Iggy Pop to appear on the pre-taped and upcoming Sept. 3 episode of his Radio 6 music show.
The Giiallo-Gone-ASMR "Bringing in the Dogs" shows its teeth with relentless psychedelic swagger, whirling slinky bass, maniacal guitar, and a rattling low piano riff around a huge, menacing beat. The cousins sing softly in harmony, conjuring up 'the same old gods' while everything falls apart around them.
Asked about the meaning behind the song, Trick Gum responded, "We've all found ourselves in desperate moments when it's time to make a change, and discerning the right change evades us. How easy it is in those solitary moments to turn against our better angels and lay back into familiar vices. In strange times often there's nothing that seems more comforting than the devil we know. It's a bad way to go, but we have to acknowledge our shadows in order to overcome them. "Bringing in the Dogs" is a way to give those crutches a kiss and a wink and say, 'love you lads, I'll always remember the good times,' before moving on to something better."
Trick Gum, Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock, art punk, art pop, "Bringing in the Dogs", divergent pop, experimental pop, Rorshach poetry,
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://www.facebook.com/therealtrickgum/
https://www.trick-gum.com/
https://www.instagram.com/therealtrickgum
Trick Gum blows the roof off the plot for the fourth time in as many months with "Bringing in the Dogs", which premieres August 20th. After the gonzo space punk of "You're All Caught Up" (July 16th), the gentle sincerity of "Hurts to Be a Head" (June 19th), and the bent beach anthem "Hot Rifle" (May 7th), subversive pranksters Trick Gum are back, ready for anything. In their first three months the band has been featured on Stereogum, Flaunt, Wonderland, Brooklyn Vegan, highlighted in the Instagram stories of Jonah Hill and Ariel Rechtshaid, and both "Hot Rifle" and "Hurts to Be a Head" were selected by Iggy Pop to appear on the pre-taped and upcoming Sept. 3 episode of his Radio 6 music show.
The Giiallo-Gone-ASMR "Bringing in the Dogs" shows its teeth with relentless psychedelic swagger, whirling slinky bass, maniacal guitar, and a rattling low piano riff around a huge, menacing beat. The cousins sing softly in harmony, conjuring up 'the same old gods' while everything falls apart around them.
Asked about the meaning behind the song, Trick Gum responded, "We've all found ourselves in desperate moments when it's time to make a change, and discerning the right change evades us. How easy it is in those solitary moments to turn against our better angels and lay back into familiar vices. In strange times often there's nothing that seems more comforting than the devil we know. It's a bad way to go, but we have to acknowledge our shadows in order to overcome them. "Bringing in the Dogs" is a way to give those crutches a kiss and a wink and say, 'love you lads, I'll always remember the good times,' before moving on to something better."
Trick Gum, Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock, art punk, art pop, "Bringing in the Dogs", divergent pop, experimental pop, Rorshach poetry,
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