Brighton Punks CITY DOG Reveal New Single ‘A Circus’ Released 5th October 2023
Brighton Punks CITY DOG Reveal New Single ‘A Circus’
Released 5th October 2023 via Small Pond Records
Stream and share - http://listen.smallpondrec.com/citydog-acircus
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Taken From Small Pond Presents: Emerging Vol. 3
Artist Development Project Compilation Album Released 24th November 2023
Preorder - https://smallpond.bandcamp.com/album/small-pond-emerging-volume-iii
Brighton punk newcomers CITY DOG are pleased to reveal their new single ‘A Circus’ which is set for release on 5th October 2023 via Small Pond Records.
The track is the latest to be taken from the Small Pond Presents: Emerging Vol. 3 compilation album, which will be released on 24th November 2023 via Brighton-based multi-disciplinary music company Small Pond.
Commenting on the single, the band say: “Of course circuses are often people doing stunts and performing to entertain a crowd, but more traditionally it was people who didn’t line up with society’s standards being observed for their differences in a negative way. Perhaps the audience goes to the circus to feel less insecure about their own appearances. ‘A Circus’ questions this attitude in relation to the modern world we live in."
"I'd like to be a part of a world where people’s differences are celebrated and not observed in cages, where no one is seen as lesser than or other simply for their outer appearance, where everyone's differences can be celebrated and not judged. I think people would be more true to themselves if they didn’t fear rejection or judgement and everyone, perhaps, could get on a little better.”
Quickly becoming recognised for their fierce live shows and ability to turn a mosh pit into an absolute feeding frenzy, City Dog are stamping their boots sharply towards the front of the bustling Brighton punk scene having supported the likes of The Buzzcocks, Surfbort and The Wytches, with appearances at Mutations Festival and Bad Pond festival also under their belts.
Citing inspiration from Ty Segall, Drenge, Queens of the Stone Age and IDLES, their decade-spanning punk sound could be equally at home amongst the ‘70s progenitors of the genre, through to Seattle’s grunge explosion, and even nu-metal’s more jagged fringes.
Building on the success of previous projects, Small Pond’s ‘Emerging’ artist development project once again gives talented young acts (aged 16-25) from Brighton and the South of England the opportunity to rehearse, record, and release their music via Small Pond’s professional studio, label and PR set-up.
The track follows on from the album’s lead single ‘Fancy Word For Addiction’ by emo-hardcore trio prom, with further names and more details of the compilation’s tracklist to be released over the coming months.
Small Pond Presents: Emerging Vol. 3 is released 24th November 2023
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More about Emerging:
Small Pond is a young, multi-disciplinary music company run by a team of musicians, audio engineers and industry professionals, centred around a thriving rehearsal and recording studio complex in the centre of Brighton.
Over the last four years the Small Pond imprint has boasted releases from more than fifteen acts in varying genres, gaining high profile support from a wide spread of media including The Guardian, BBC 6Music, BBC Radio 1 and beyond. The label’s roster, past and present, includes The Physics House Band, Natalie Evans, Inwards, Wild Cat Strike, Town Portal, Yama Warashi, Alarmist, Brian Campeau, Bonniesongs, InTechnicolour, and Luo.
The Emerging project, which has been awarded funding from Arts Council England, focuses on giving promising artists the opportunity to experience all stages in the production and promotion of a record. The process culminates in the pressing and distribution of a compilation album on 12-inch vinyl and digital platforms in a 2021 release, and features a track from each of the acts selected.
Along with a marketing and PR campaign for the release, musicians will receive support and industry guidance in the form of workshops, pre-production meetings and mentoring throughout the process. Each act will also receive an allocation of the finished vinyl to sell as merchandise, getting them on the way to earning a tangible income from their music.
The project was launched in 2020 with the resulting 8 track compilation Small Pond Presents: Emerging featuring singles from MY-HI, CLT DRP, PLACID, El Moono, KING BEE, San Dingo, BADLAWS, and The Subtracks, with CLT DRP going on to sign a full album deal with Small Pond for the release of their debut full-length record Without The Eyes earlier this year. Volume 2 was released in 2021 and featured tracks from Lambrini Girls, Bridie Florence, Maya Caskie, Harper, every rose, Dirty, Big Bad, and Masquerader.
