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Moonbathing

by Dog Daisies

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andrew palmer
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andrew palmer If I could ballroom dance then I would choose this album to waltz around the hall to. I hate the fact that I get nothing done as I have to listen to it at least twice before getting jobs done! Another Dog Daisies masterpiece.
Richie
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Richie Today is the day I fell in love with this record. Having only had it on in the background until this morning when I listened to it in its entirety on my way to work. I've listened 4 more times since then! Gorgeous melodies that sneak up on you and crawl under your skin. Wonderful instrumentation throughout and I love the heavy use of piano. Great lyrics and Ste's voice sounds even better than before. A real triumph. Hurrah! Favorite track: This World.
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Fenham Carr 03:11
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Baby is Blue 02:18
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The Way 03:29
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Moonbathing 04:58
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This Wave 03:53
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This World 03:06

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After the propulsive guitar-driven rush of his debut LP Eagletism, Dog Daisies a.k.a Ste Hudson seeks nocturnal adventure on his latest album. 2019’s Eagletism was a late-summer surge up the M6 northbound; anthemic indie-pop and frazzled electronics crackled together over themes of time-travel and the great outdoors. Described as like the film Stand by Me put to music and set on a motorway, it featured on critic’s end-of-year lists and garnered repeated spins on BBC 6 Music.

Moonbathing, out 29 October via Bingo Records, whilst equally cinematic, is a far darker, introspective record.

‘As a kid, I used to fall asleep in a creaky captain’s bed with a ghetto-blaster next to my head. All my favourite albums were ones I could fall asleep to. Each night I’d set off and see how far I got before nodding off.’

Like dreams, the songs manage to be at once emotionally direct, yet wrapped in a foggy midnight magic. Lyrics and melodies leave a trail of breadcrumbs pointing homewards, yet the music is portentous and jagged, like a maze to be navigated.

‘I wanted this record to feel like a journey in the dark, parts of it to feel familiar and comforting and other parts to feel disorientating. Lyrically, some of the songs say lots of things at once. I think this is because I’ve always felt conflicted about pretty much everything- how to be a good person, how to smile when you feel doomed… whether to have toast or cereal for breakfast. I hope it captures that late-night feeling when the world seems frozen tight, you can hear the blood pumping through your veins in your pillow and your mind is racing.’

Piano features prominently, recorded by drummer/producer Zac Barfoot (Sun Drift) at his grandparents’ house in Silverdale, Cumbria and during after-hours recording sessions on the baby grand of the local coffee shop. The rest was finished at Ste’s home in Lancaster save for a few trusty contributions from various friends including a ripping French horn solo on single Fenham Carr from old label-mate Ben Hall of Mr Ben and the Bens.

In Moonbathing, Dog Daisies offer insight into an alternate world to that in Eagletism, equally realised but opposite in mood. Still effortlessly emotive and lyrically complex, Hudson’s latest work presents a murky underside to the Dog Daisies people know, which, once you are invested, reveals itself as thought provoking and beautiful.

‘The real deal’ – No Fun Magazine

‘A little bit sweet’ – Marc Riley, BBC 6 Music

‘Filled with gloriously life-affirming moments, [Eagletism] strikes the perfect balance between quirky, esoteric musings, and good old-fashioned instant indie-rock’ – Secret Meeting’s Albums of the Year

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released October 15, 2021

- Written and performed by Stephen Hudson
- Additional musicians: Zac Barfoot played drums, sang harmonies on track 4 and played bass on tracks 1 and 8; Paul Dobson played bass on the rest; Ben Hall played cornet on track 3 and sang backing vocals on track 4; Jo Gillot sang underwater on track 8.
- Engineered, produced and mixed by Zac Barfoot
- Additional engineering by Stephen Hudson
- Mastered by Tom Peters
- Art by Ben Hall and Stephen Hudson

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Dog Daisies Lancaster, UK

Stephen Hudson + friends.

Recording project inspired by motorways, 80's films, midnight walks and the Lancashire coastline.

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