The second single from Brooklyn-based artist D.A. Crimson, “Big Dog” is another stirring success, following the gripping “Golden Egg.” The artist describes “Big Dog” as “a fiery track about pity – the feeling of watching someone you care about lose control.”
The track’s evolution from lonesome, twangy guitars into a textured rock ferocity makes for a compelling sequence, punctuated by the wholly memorable “really big dog,” hook. The blast of guitars just prior to the three-minute turn plays with particular impact, as submerged vocals give way to the guitar-led power.
Producer Richard Orofino and drummer Olive Faber (of Sunflower Bean) add their talents to this standout production, whose bass-fronted verses and heady, hooky escalation sounds like a cross of ’90s alt-rock nostalgia with modern indie-rock pursuits in the vein of Alex G.
Look for D.A. Crimson’s debut EP, out early next year.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of September 2023’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Indie Rock.
