Fat Dog
When the chaotic south London rabble known as Fat Dog came together, they made two rules: they were going to be a healthy band who looked after themselves and there would be no saxophone presence in their music. Two simple edicts to live by, and two things long-since broken by the Brixton five-piece.
Fat Dog formed in 2021 after frontman Joe Love decided to seek out like-minded mavericks Chris Hughes (keyboards/synths), Ben Harris (bass), Johnny Hutchinson (drums) and Morgan Wallace (keyboard...
When the chaotic south London rabble known as Fat Dog came together, they made two rules: they were going to be a healthy band who looked after themselves and there would be no saxophone presence in their music. Two simple edicts to live by, and two things long-since broken by the Brixton five-piece.
Fat Dog formed in 2021 after frontman Joe Love decided to seek out like-minded mavericks Chris Hughes (keyboards/synths), Ben Harris (bass), Johnny Hutchinson (drums) and Morgan Wallace (keyboards/saxophone), to shake off the lockdown blues. The band is one of the most exciting breakthrough acts in recent times, conjurers of the sort of frenzied and wild live shows not seen in the capital for years.
The sound Fat Dog make, Love says, is screaming–into–a–pillow music. “I wanted to make something ridiculous because I was so bored,” he declares. It’s a thrilling blend of electro-punk, rock’n’roll snarling, techno soundscapes, industrial-pop and rave euphoria, music for letting go to.