Santa Dog play sparkly, sassy, summer-soaked pop with chiming
guitars and a sinister perimeter. Think Blondie going two rounds
with the Throwing Muses on the edge of a cliff with a stiff breeze
whipping up skirts and causing mischief and you're still nowhere
near capturing the band's distinctive sound and uniquely English
charm.
In the short time this Bristol-based four piece have been together
they have released three EPs to much critical praise, received
airplay from Radio 1, Kerrang, XFM, played live sessions for
regional BBC radio, and collected a dizzying number of live shows
under their belt ranging from festivals to indie clubs, industry
seminars to serenading the monkeys at Bristol Zoo. The band have
also been getting attention from further afield, having showcased at
Canada Music Week in Toronto, played Fleche D'or in Paris, been
featured on NPR America's coveted All Songs Considered OpenMic,
playlisted on selected college radio, invited to play US tour dates,
and selected for an exciting new Japanese label compliation. Thanks
to the global reach of the internet the band are featured on
numerous podcasts, webzines and music blogs worldwide, with the cds
selling as far and wide as the USA, Indonesia, Australia, Europe,
Hong Kong and Canada.
Santa Dog have been described as 'a
breath of fresh air' (indieworkshop), as 'playing the kind of
classic guitar pop that exists in it's own universe, mercifully free
of the shackles of hyperbole & trend' (norman records), as 'perfect
pop' (lostmusic) and 'more addictive than opium' (whisperin &
hollerin). Wears the trousers magazine think the band are 'on a
serious upward trajectory' and tasty fanzine remark that 'If there
is any justice in the world (and we all know there isn't) then 'Pop
Coloured' would be flowing out of our radios every morning instead
of Pussycat Dolls.' Sounds XP described the the Belle de Jour EP as
"simply sublime", with stylus magazine declaring it 'a taut pop
hit'.
