Indie Rock Band DYGL releases new track ‘Crawl’
Rising dreamy rockers DYGL (pronounced ‘day-glo’) unveiled their latest release, ‘Crawl’, on September 6, 2024 via their Easy Enough label. ‘Crawl’ premiered on esteemed tastemaker EARMILK, while receiving support from Yahoo Japan and Billboard Japan. The track is an appetiser for their upcoming EP Cut the Collar slated for release later in 2024. The alt rock four-piece has landed features on NME Magazine, Japan TImes, The Line of Best Fit and Headstuff. The band has toured globally, playing shows in China, the USA, the UK (supporting Bad Suns), and Europe (supporting The Mystery Lights). They have also played at a significant selection of music festivals, including Le Magnifique (France), Treefort Music Fest, SXSW (USA), Concrete & Grass (China), Summer Sonic, Fujirock (Japan), Mahorasop (Thailand) and DMZ (Korea). Additionally, the group has opened for indie rock legends Franz Ferdinand, Pavement, and Beach Fossils. It is clear that DYGL is carving out a space for themselves in the industry, showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Hailing from the neon-clad metropolis Tokyo, DYGL was formed in 2012 when members Nobuki Akiyama (vocal & guitar), Kohei Kamoto (drums), Yotaro Kachi (bass), and Yosuke Shimonaka (guitar) were in Meiji Gakuin University. The group has already put out 4 studio albums. After the release of their first EP in 2015, the band collaborated with one of their long-time idols, Albert Hammond Jr. (guitarist for The Strokes) and Gus Oberg, producing their 2017 debut album Say Goodbye to Memory Den. A Daze In A Haze (2021) and Thirst (2022) followed, along with mounting recognition, bookings and praise. The upcoming album has been mastered by Joe LaPorta (Miley Cyrus, J Cole, Beabadoobee, Yaeji) of Sterling Sound. Influenced by Beach Fossils, Sonic Youth, The Feelies, The Garden, and Television, their particular flavour of jangle pop indie rock is sure to be enjoyed by fans of Pixies, Interpol and, of course, Beach Fossils.
‘Crawl’ is an upbeat jangle pop/post punk track teeming with a nostalgia that is full of feeling and movement. Nobuki Akiyama’s vocals are a youthful pastiche of indie boy band frontmen of the 90s and early noughties. Bright, daydreamy melodies carried by jangly, intricate guitar work chime and twinkle as a melodic bassline locks in with the drums to create a danceable groove. Eventually giving way to a lush half-time outro, the track leaves listeners spellbound and yearning for more.
