Fat Dog announce debut ‘WOOF’ with vigorous new single ‘Running’

Fat Dog have announced their debut album ‘WOOF’ and shared their vigorous new single ‘Running’.

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‘Running’ features frontman Joe Love’s signature deep vocals along with a loud, energetic synthy beat in true Fat Dog style. The track blends a hard punk sound with a dance floor-ready beat.

Directed by Stephen Agnew, the song’s accompanying video hints to Ken Russell, Ingmar Bergman and MANDY whilst revealing the true origins of the cult of Fat Dog and their real leader.

‘Running’ follows the band’s previously released singles ‘All The Same’ and ‘King of Slugs‘. All three tracks will be featured on Fat Dog’s forthcoming LP ‘WOOF’ which is set for release on September 6 via Domino.

‘WOOF’ is available to pre-order on limited edition Dinked neon green vinyl (with phenakistoscope), red vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.

The album was produced by Love alongside James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Geese, Haim, Gorillaz, Kylie Minogue, Declan Mckenna) and Jimmy Robertson. The band have citied  Bicep, I.R.O.K, Kamasi Washington, and Russian EDM outfit Little Big as influences.

Fat Dog’s ‘WOOF’ tracklist is:
1. ‘Vigilante’
2. ‘Closer to God’
3. ‘Wither’
4. ‘Clowns’
5. ‘King of the Slugs’
6. ‘All the Same’
7. ‘I am the King’
8. ‘Running’
9. ‘And so it Came to Pass’

“I wanted to make something ridiculous because I was so bored,” Love said in a press release. “Music is so vanilla. I don’t like sanitized music. Even this album is sanitized compared to what’s in my head. I thought it would sound more fucked up.”

Keyboardist Chris Hughes added: “A lot of music at the moment is very cerebral and people won’t dance to it. Our music is the polar opposite of thinking music.”

While appearing as this week’s NME cover stars, Hughes shared: “What we’ve got as a band is special. I hear things from my friends who are in other groups, and there just seems to be constant animosity elsewhere. We get these moments where everything lines up: sometimes, we all look at each other on stage, and quietly recognise that we’re playing a really good gig. It’s an amazing feeling.”

You can listen to Fat Dog’s exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover below on Spotify and here on Apple Music.

In other news, Fat Dog are set to embark on their first North American tour. Set to kick of in October, the band will make their way across the US with stops in Toronto, Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

A ticket pre-sale will be available for those who pre-order the album via the band’s official website. Pre-sale will begin on Thursday April 25 at 10am local time. General ticket sales will commence on Friday April 26 at 10am local time. Check out a full list of dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.

Fat Dog 2024 tour dates are: 

APRIL
26 – Bourges, FR @ Le Printemps de Bourges

MAY
4 – Edinburgh, UK @ Stag and Dagger
5 – Glasgow, UK @ Stag and Dagger
6 – York, UK @ The Fulford Arms
7 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ Trades Club
8 – Hull, UK @ The Polar Bear
9 – Wrexham, UK @ Focus Wales
10 – Norwich, UK @ Arts Centre
11 – Reading, UK @ Are You Listening?
14 – Exeter, UK @ Cavern
15 – Oxford, UK @ Bullingdon
16 – Bedford, UK @ Esquires
17 – Le Havre, FR @ Foul Weather Festival
18 – Saint-Brieuc, FR @ Art Rock
23 – Margate, UK @ Where Else?
26 – Cardiff, UK @ Celebrate This Place Festival

JUNE
May 27 – 2 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera A La Ciutat
May 31 – 2 – Mannheim, DE @ Maifeld Derby
26 –  30 – Somerset, UK @ Glastonbury Festival

JULY
6 – Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes
10 – 13 – Træna, NO @ Trӕnafestivalen
11- 13 – Normandy, FR @ Pete The Monkey Festival
25 – Sun. July 28 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
26 – 28 – Oxfordshire, UK @ Truck Festival
 26 –  29 – North Yorkshire, UK @ Deer Shed

AUGUST
8 – Sun. Aug. 11 – Sicily, IT @ Ypsigrock Festival
16 – Brittany, FR @ La Route Du Rock
17 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
18 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
31 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Psych Fest

SEPTEMBER
12 – Sun. Sept. 15 – Trento, IT @ Poplar Festival
28 – Sheffield, UK @ Float Along Festival

OCTOBER
3 – Rouen, FR @ Le 106
8 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
9 – Groningen, NL @ VERA
10 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Skatecafe
12 – Tilburg, NL, @ Here’s the Thing Festival
14 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
15 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
16 – Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
19 – Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
21 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
22 – Ridgewood, NY @ TV Eye
24 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
26 – Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge
27 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
29 – San Francisco, CA @ Popscene @ Brick & Mortar Music Hall
30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon

NOVEMBER
7 – Dublin, IR @ The Grand Social
8 – Belfast, UK @ Empire Music Hall
9 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
10 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
12 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
13 – Manchester, UK @ Band On The Wall
14 – Sheffield, UK @ Crookes Social Club
15 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
16 – Birmingham, UK @ Mama Roux’s
17 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
21 – Southampton, UK @ Papillon
22 – Brighton, UK @ Patterns
23 – London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

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