Following two sold out album launch shows supporting the UK’s hottest pop punk Neck Deep last week, alt-rock newcomers Doppelgänger are today sharing their new video for track ‘Comfort You’, the b-side to their latest single ‘Hate The Things You Love’, after premiering it on the Rock Sound website yesterday.
Watch and share the video here: http://youtu.be/K6C_5ZPS7cA
The Wrexham based quartet are one of those rare finds who have an almost singularly unique sound. Stuck in a twilight zone between the weird-punk of Pulled Apart By Horses, the math-trickery of At The Drive In and the crushing riffs of Every Time I Die, their churning maelstrom of guitar thrashes and whirls menacingly beneath unfamiliar minor melodies and harmonies.
“Comfort You is our take on an aggressive love song where we tried to essentially fit in as much of ‘us’ as possible, in terms of loud riffs to quiet slower parts, harmonies, screams and STOPS!” says hyper front man Dom Simms.
“Lyrically I’d probably say it’s about that part after a break up where you be like ‘Bitch, I don’t need you anymore!’” he laughs mischievously, before adding “Sorry. Essentially though, it is.”
Simms is keen to point out that they have “far too much sugar before each show” and it’s this infectious, boundless and uncontrollable energy that makes them such an exciting prospect.
“We love recording, playing shows, hiring vans and all other things BAND” the singer continues enthusiastically ”The other side of us is working full time in order to pay for doing all things BAND which sucks BIG time. Work relations consist of phones, newspaper adverts, picture frames and baguettes. Band relations consist of F*CKING RIFFS and laughing lots.”
For a small band from Wrexham with no touring experience, Doppelgänger are getting a lot of people hot under the collar already – something we can imagine continuing when they unleash more material and tour dates in 2014.
Further UK Live Dates TBA.
Doppelgänger are:
Dom Simms – vocals guitar
Dan Davies – guitar
Carl Bowes – bass
Kieran Williams – drums
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