Fat Dog unleash new song 'Wither'

resh from their four delirious shows at Glastonbury last month, Fat Dog release new single “Wither” from their forthcoming debut album WOOF. (due Sept 6th). Kicking things off with a propulsive drum roll, “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.”

The video directed by Ryan Vautier and inspired by 90s video games is knowingly awash with unnecessary somersaults and wonky graphics. 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?

Watch the video for “Wither” here.
Stream “Wither” here.

Vautier said of the video direction: “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.”Alongside the announcement, Fat Dog have confirmed several new instore dates including a second show at London’s Rough Trade East.
One of the most exciting breakthrough bands of the past few years, conjurers 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.

The sound Fat Dog make is screaming-into-a-pillow music says Love. “I wanted to make something ridiculous because I was so bored,” he declares. It’s a thrilling blend of electro-punk, rock’n’roll snarling, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria, music for letting go to. Produced by Joe Love, James Ford and Jimmy Robertson, WOOF. passes by in a flash. Influences include Bicep, I.R.O.K., Kamasi Washington and the Russian experimental EDM group Little Big.

The album is a visit into the mind of Joe Love - be thankful you have only been granted a temporary pass. “Music is so vanilla,” says Love. “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 “I am the King” here.
Watch the video for “Running” here.
Watch the video for “All the Same” here.
Watch the video for “King of the Slugs” here.

WOOF. is available to pre-order on red vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: DomMart | Digital

Upcoming live dates

• Wednesday 17^th July – Electric Castle Festival, Cluj, Romania
• 18th-20^th July – Festival 66 Hodin, Smolnik
• 17^th - 20^th July – Colours of Ostrava, Ostrava
• 25^th-28^th July - Latitude Festival, Suffolk
• 26^th-28^th July – Truck Festival, Oxfordshire
• 26^th-29^th July – Deer Shed, North Yorkshire
• Saturday 3^rd August – Millenium Square, Leeds w/ Yard Act
• Friday 9^th August, Haldern Pop, Rees-Haldern
• Saturday 10^th August, Musikfestwochen, Winterthurer
• Sunday 11^th August - Ypsigrock Festival, Sicily
• Friday 16^th August - La Route Du Rock, Brittany
• 17^th-18^th August – Lowlands Festival, Netherlands
• 17^th-18^th August - Pukklepop Festival, Belgium
• 30^th August – Into the Great Wide Open, Vlieland
• Saturday 31^st August – Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester
• Thursday 5^th September – Kingston
• Friday 6^th September – Resident, Brighton
• Saturday 7^th September – Rough Trade East, London – early evening
• Saturday 7^th September – Rough Trade East, London – sold out
• Sunday 8^th September – Truck, Oxford - matinee
• Sunday 8^th September – Rough Trade, Bristol – sold out
• Monday 9^th September – Rough Trade, Nottingham – sold out
• Tuesday 10^th September – Rough Trade, Liverpool
• Wednesday 11^th September – Strip Joint, Glasgow
• Thursday 12^th September – Jumbo, Leeds
• Friday 13^th September – Hop Pop Hop Festival, Orleans
• Saturday 14^th September – Spring Attitude Festival, Rome
• Sunday 15^th September - Poplar Festival, Trento
• Monday 16^th September - ARCI Bellezza, Milan
• Saturday 28^th September - Float Along Festival, Sheffield
• Wednesday 2^nd October - Sale El Sol, Madrid
• Thursday 3^rd October - Le 106, Rouen
• Friday 4^th October - L'Antipode, Rennes
• Saturday 5^th October – Petit Bain, Paris
• Sunday 6^th October – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing
• Tuesday 8^th October – Doornroosje, Nijmegen
• Wednesday 9^th October – Vera, Groningen
• Thursday 10^th October – Botanique, Brussels
• Friday 11^th October – Skatecafe, Amsterdam
• Saturday 12^th October - Here's The Thing Festival, Tilburg
• Monday 14^th October - Bumann & Sohn, Cologne
• Tuesday 15^th October – Molotow, Hamburg
• Wednesday 16^th October - Urban Spree, Berlin
• Saturday 19^th October – The Baby G, Toronto
• Monday 21^st October – Songbyrd, Washington *
• Tuesday 22^nd October – TV Eye, Brooklyn
• Thursday 24^th October – The Empty Bootle, Chicago *
• Saturday 26^th October – Black Lodge, Seattle *
• Sunday 27^th October – Polaris Hall, Portland *
• Tuesday 29^th October – Popscene @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco *
• Wednesday 30^th October – Zebulon, LA *
• 31^st October – 3^rd November – Levitation Festival, Austin
• Thursday 7^th November - The Grand Social, Dublin
• Friday 8^th November - Empire Music Hall, Belfast
• Saturday 9^th November – Stereo, Glasgow – sold out
• Sunday 10^th November - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – sold out
• Tuesday 12^th November - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
• Wednesday 13^th November - Band On The Wall, Manchester
• Thursday 14^th November - Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
• Friday 15^th November – Thekla, Bristol – sold out
• Saturday 16^th November - Mama Roux's, Birmingham – sold out
• Sunday 17^th November - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff – sold out
• Thursday 21^st November – Papillon, Southampton
• Friday 22^nd November – Patterns, Brighton – sold out
• Saturday 23^rd November - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London

*w/ Lip Critic