Boston DIY band Gollylagging announce debut record with crushing track and video "Comet" out now

 Boston-based DIY indie rock band Gollylagging announce their long-awaited debut record Real Life, due out October 16 via Disposable America, available to pre-save now. Over ten carefully crafted tracks, the band leans into the power of community and each other to accept difficult circumstances, break patterns and grow.

Alongside the announcement, the band shares "Comet" a catchy and thunderous coping with loss and change. Its matching video features a barbecue and games with fellow DIY Boston musicians. Later this month, they will headline Wildflower Festival in Milford, NH and later, support Victoryland and Drook in Somerville, MA.

On their forthcoming debut album, Gollylagging collaborate like never before, with each band member contributing on at least one track. On its hard-hitting subject matter, Jake Regulbuto (vocals, guitar) shares, "'Real Life' is about feeling dissatisfied with where you are in your life and trying to reach a place of acceptance with that. It confronts the feeling of being stuck in the same patterns with relationships and day to day problems while feeling powerless of changing." Through pain and hardship, the album, with its fuzzy guitars and dual vocalists, serves as a reminder of the power, importance and healing nature of friendship and community.

LISTEN "COMET"

"Comet," arrives today as the latest taste of the record where the band channels anger about the collapse of a long-term friendship. Written by Jules Skiffington (vocals, guitar), the track balances catchy melodies and bright lyrics with dark subject matter. Skiffington shares, "There’s a fun reference to the opening of 'Blood Meridian' in there, how the main guy is born under an especially crazy meteor shower which is supposed to portend him being a crazy violent guy."

Directed by Andrew Garas (drums) and Trent Reeder, the matching video is Garas' vision brought to life. Garas shares, "As I kept listening to the track, I had the vision of getting together with our friends from the Boston DIY community and capturing the vibes organically. Trent from Osprey Corp has been coming to Boston gigs and filming them for years now and we knew we had to invite him along to have his unique visual style represented as we captured the day."

Proud to present a portrait of their real lives and community, Garas adds, "What transpired is something I’m very happy to have on film, a cookout with loads of our friends from the local scene that hopefully captures how I feel when I listen to 'Comet.”

WATCH "COMET"

In May, Gollylagging shared "Jackknife" with a matching video, where they detail the ugly, shameful parts of a friendship painfully falling apart. Over cutting, layered electric guitar riffs and melancholic vocals, the four-piece sink into these emotional intricacies with honesty.

LISTEN"JACKKNIFE"

WATCH "JACKKNIFE"

Gollylagging is a Boston-based quartet who has spent the last several years cutting their teeth across bars and venues in Boston and the greater New England area. The band, made up of Jake Regulbuto (vocals, guitar), Jules Skiffington (vocals, guitar), Andrew Garas (drums) and Joey Lorant (bass), shared a split EP in 2023 called fauna with going222jail and Dino Gala and was followed up by Dry Rot in 2024 with a string of singles in between. Earlier this year, the group shared "Bronco," which Chasing Sundays called "an absolute scorcher." Vanyaland added, "The tune’s emotional weight seems to stretch its runtime far beyond two and a half minutes, as repeated laments of “don’t remind me” simmer underneath a bedrock of post-hardcore."

They've played Boston's Something in the Way Festival and most recently, played NICE, a fest with Otis Shanty. They've also shared bills with Ohio State Fair, Soup Dreams and My Guitar Is Trying To Kill Me. Blending sounds across shoegaze, bedroom pop, punk and alt-country, the group continues to chart their own territory. With their debut album on the way, Gollylagging are thrilled to share their most self-assured work yet as they cement themselves in the indie rock space. Connect with Gollylagging on Instagram @gollylagging and learn more about Disposable America here.

Real Life Tracklisting

01. Bronco

02. Comet

03. Red Fish

04. Kill Devil Hills

05. Scarecrow

06. Heart of Ice

07. Real Life

08. Giant

09. Jackknife

10. Terminator