You all remember the brilliant tune Listen from Banji a few months back, right? (I was so read to type ‘weeks’ and then found that it came out waaaaaay back in November. Time is confusing.) It was a raucous call to arms, a confident debut from the Utrecht 4-piece. They’re back with new track Dogbreath and it is just as brilliant… like Listen‘s slightly calmer but just as cool younger sibling. There’s so much going on in the track… I love the comparison to the collage-like sampling of Superorganism (who you should most definitely listen to). Seriously so groovy. Video (below) was created by Pasqual Amade and it sees the members of the band going around town in animal masks on a night-out. From these first two tracks they seem really fun and quirky and I can’t wait to hear more.
On the track, vocalist Morris Brandt shares: “the chorus was inspired by stumbling across the word ‘Dogbreath’ in the notes app on my phone (I think my girlfriend put it there??) I recorded the hook with this word in mind, and the rest of the lyrics just fell out. I wanted to encapsulate a type of regret. One that is not rooted in truth, but in appearing truthful. Feeling guilt-ridden about your actions, and wishing it would have gone another way, but failing to accept true consequence. Coming up with excuses instead of dealing with it. Like you can’t just fix your breath with a piece of gum, you can’t change the situation you put yourself in that easily.”