The Dogs Return With New Single ‘Under The Coast’

Underground punk legends The Dogs have unleashed a brand new digital single ‘Under The Coast‘ that was co-written with, and features, fellow rock ‘n’ roller Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs / James Williamson & The Pink Hearts) on guest vocals and guitar. ‘Under The Coast‘ is a socially conscious and topical song that deals with the chaos and dissonance of modern times, the track is now available through Chicanery Chick Records and Die Laughing Records via digital service providers.

‘Under The Coast’ can be streamed and purchased via digital platforms here

You can stream ‘Under The Coast‘ via YouTube and read more about the track below

Frank and I go way back, his band The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs and The Dogs have been in the trenches of the rock ‘n’ roll wars for years together, playing cutthroat gigs side by side. We had always talked about collaborating on a song one day. Then right at the beginning of the pandemic, Frank texted me and asked if I was recording at home at all. I told him just had a few riffs in my phone, but I’d send them over. Next thig I knew he took them into GarageBand and wrote a full realized song around all my parts! And it was a really strong song. Loren sent me these killer riffs that had a punk thing going on but also had this power-pop meets surf rock twang to ’em, and since society was just starting to fall apart with the pandemic and riots, I started writing about that. But I wanted the vibe to be kind of happy like ‘Hey, the world’s falling apart around us and the apocalypse is near, so let’s head to the beach and surf!’ Sort of a west coast punk rock take on Prince’s ‘1999’ in a way. (Loren Molinare, The Dogs)

It’s a strange time and Loren and Frank did a great job of capturing the tension and hypocrisy in the air these days. As soon as Loren mentioned doing a video, I had this idea of project images over the band members, sort of like a ’60s go-go dancing’ flick meets David Lynch-style art film. The images needed to move along fast and match the song too, so they needed to reference both the SoCal happy-sunny beach vibe plus the violent underbelly of modern city life and the politics that keep us all paranoid. So basically, it’s a sunshine apocalypse!  (Mary Key, The Dogs)