From captivating audiences at BIGSOUND Festival to leaving triple j listeners in awe over their singles “Nothing To Do“, “So Dumb” and “Want That”, Mandurah party starters Good Doogs have been dominating airwaves and stomping stages for a good year and a half.
Now after a solid breakthrough, the Doogs are back with their brand new single, “Nobody/Alone” – a jangly surf punk tune about the debilitating effects of anxiety and how it can control one’s life.
Speaking about the song, the band explains that writing the song was a catalyst for mustering up the courage to overcome anxiety.
“The track is about getting up the courage to leave the house because all your friends want you to, but once you are out – everything and everyone is still too overwhelming that you just want to get back home but your problems are still there too. So it’s basically about anxiety and how it can ruin your life…”
Good Doogs, 2019
But before they courageously imparted some intimate details about their new single, the boys’ relaxed and outgoing demeanour had most convinced they lived life without any worries. Their jangly surf-punk tunes and vibrant stage presence resonate confidence, joy and light-heartedness; a stereotypical sign of being worry free. But all too often, those who are gifted with the ability to express are also far too abled in hiding personal hardship.
That’s not to say the Doogs aren’t content with life though. After all, in less than a year, multiple singles from the surf-punk group have circulated right around the world.
Their breakout single “Nothing To Do” blasted the boys into the radio realm, where they received praise from Triple J hosts and gained comparisons to Skegss, Wavves, Hockey Dad, and Dune Rats. It also saw the boys pack out rooms in Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Wollongong and Perth, and saw the Doogs get signed with Adam Montgomery at recently announced new booking agency Fourtone Artists (along with A. Swayze & The Ghosts, Bec Sandridge, Gold Class, The Gooch Palms, IV League, Slowly Slowly), along with an added sponsorship from major surf brand Rusty.
They also got the noble nod of “most hit unearthed profiles of 2018” – sharing the list with G Flip, Ruby Fields, Slowly Slowly, CLEWS, and Didirri – and then premiered the video for “So Dumb” on triple j unearthed and tallied up an impressive 50k views along with an appraisal from Triple J’s Claire Mooney, where she labelled it “THE perfect track for summer”.
The surf rock boys are far from done this year, with a bucket load of announcements still to come. Keep your ears prepared for some more salty surf-rock goodness.
The Doogs will be joining DZ Deathrays on some upcoming shows, along with Party In The Paddock, City Limits Festival, and The Hills Are Alive Festival, with more shows to be announced soon.
