"I've been passing days / wondering when things fell out of place..."
"Gone South" by Sydney, Australia two piece band Bridge Dog, comprised of Grace Ha and Brian Park and from their recently released debut EP "Going South", is a jagged, jammy track with dreamy intentions. The pair embrace the DIY aesthetic writing all the songs and sharing lead vox and backing vox duties. They also play all the instruments, self produce and self engineer in their home studio. It is an impressive feat especially given the dense interweaving layers of sound that don't step on each others toes.
OF the track Grace and Brian share:
"When we pictured this song, we saw the view from a moving train window. Gone South has a restless energy to it, a sort of motion that we think reflects this. It's equal parts jagged and wistful, and its best moments come when you transition from one to the other - it's the feeling of coming out of a tunnel into the light."
The sonic sense here feels fresh but I also feel a kind of 90's dream pop / twee pop / goth pop adoration and that makes me hearvy. Graces tender vox with a patina of melancholia coating each word bounces in such a lovely way. The heavy bottom and kind of 60's Brit pop stabs of guitar rock sounds and the chunky downbeat strikes and bends are amazing. You can quite literally listen to this song dozens of times in a row and hear new things each time. I have not yet delved into the six track EP but will and hope you do as well.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://bridgedog.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3M88SItH1gVwQFKoswyaIB
https://www.instagram.com/bridgedogband/
https://twitter.com/bridgedogband
Bridge Dog is a Sydney, Australia based band who just released their debut EP "Going South" in December 2021
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