NO FRILLS – DOWNWARD DOG/”DARKHORSE”
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM AND VIDEO PREMIERE
Tomorrow, Toronto bummer-pop power group No Frills (which features members of other local DIY groups Hooded Fang, Twist, Rapport, and Grounders) share their long-awaited debut album, Downward Dog, and weβre pleased to share an advanced stream a day early.
No Frillsβ debut is described as “a memorable collage of lo-fi pop that filters themes of depression, despair and death through a sardonic sense of humor. Jangly indie rock and intimate ballads are woven together by warm analog production and a uniquely whimsical defeatism.β
As songwriter Daniel Busheiken writes: “Downward Dog is, I hope, a fun and sad pop record with a deliberate irreverence. For me, it’s also a distillation of my unceding fear, cynicism, joylessness, self-loathing, existential dread and my other day-to-day hang-ups, and basically captures my entire life experience with comprehensive totality. Yes, I know that’s melodramatic, but I’m not trying to be heavy here! This project has actually brought me a lot of peace. Maybe it’ll even bring you some, too.”
Alongside dropping their first record, No Frills are also sharing a music video for the recordβs last single, βDarkhorseβ (released March 2), tomorrow. Against a jangle-pop tune, the single speaks on capitalism-driven fatigue and disenchantment. Said songwriter Daniel Busheiken: “‘Darkhorse’ is about the illusions of time and progress, so the music video tries to play with images of basic movement, often trapping things or people in these boomerang moments β forward, backward, forward, backward… up, down, up, down… which was actually inspired by the Eleanor Rigby sequence in βYellow Submarine.β”
Downward Dog is available via all DSPS tomorrow, and singles βIce Cream Cone,β βDrip,β βI Donβt Wanna Be Your Dog Anymore,β βCopy Cat,β and βDarkhorseβ are out now.
The band is playing a record release show with Louis Short, DJ Ducks Ltd., and special guests at The Garrison in Toronto on April 16.
No Frills
Downward Dog
(Independent)
Release Date: April 1, 2022
Downward Dog Track Listing
- Welcome
- Save The Bees
- Ice Cream Cone
- Darkhorse
- Drip
- Copy Cat
- I Don’t Wanna Be Your Dog Anymore
- Thrasher
- Common Folk
- New Medication
- Down 4 The Count
- Terrycloth And Dirt
- Everything Will Become Better
- Pancake
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Background Image Credit: Andrew McGill
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