Trudy And The Romance reveal new single ‘Doghouse’ with semi-cartoon video
Liverpool mutant-50s-pop trio Trudy and the Romance release Doghouse, the second cut from debut album Sandman, with a retro semi-cartoon video
Photo Credit: Homer & Farley
Trudy and the Romance – ‘Doghouse’
“Trudy and the Romance are dragging doo-wop into the present day” Noisey
Trudy and the Romance reveal new single Doghouse alongside a vintage semi-cartoon video in the storied lineage of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Space Jam, directed by Homer & Farleyand animated by Thunderpuss (AKA Amber McCall). It’s dropping just after they’re set to let their unique doo-wop sound loose in Austin, Texas, as an official SXSW showcase act for 2019, including a session with acclaimed tastemaker Desert Daze.
The timeless sound is accompanied by a timeless silver-screen theme; regret at a lovers’ squabble, a relatable yearning for putting romantic mistakes right. On this frontman Olly Taylor explains the video as “a noir with vibrant cartoons; troubled ne’er-do-well Little Johnny is lonely and out of luck. Fortunately magic sparks and the wonderful world comes to party.”
It’s the second act in their ride through the mutant 50s pop and self-declared alligator rock-n-roll of their eagerly-anticipated debut album Sandman. Following scene-setting opener The Original Doo-Wop Spacemen it maintains their flair for dreamboat-pop through Spector rhythms, and nods to Jonathan Richman, Louis Prima, Brian Wilson’s wall of sound, film composers Henry Mancini and Bernard Herrmann, and the golden age of Disney.
”Doghouse is our Hollywood thud & number 1 hit in another dimension. Waiting on a lover & always caught in the rain” says Olly, “With glitter on its socks to put diamonds on the soles of your shoes. An all-night fiery dance-floor bop, half way to heaven on the roof of a 7 car pile-up.”
Recorded with producer David Pye (Wild Beasts), Sandman draws the listener further into the trio’s colourful world, and follows the latest escapades of its central protagonist, little Johnny, and his inner turmoil. Rocking and reeling through dreamy harmonies and dazzling guitars it’s everything good pop music should be – catchy, clever and brimming with curiously wonderful characters in Trudy’s inimitable realistic-cartoon narrative.
Including a highlight summer festival performance at Green Man, the band’s live show offers ‘a clutch of weak-knee ballads and twisting hits’. Their recent biggest headline show to date, a sell-out at London’s Moth Club lays down a marker for what’s to come. There’s also a Huw Stephen’s Maida Vale session under their belts, and ‘Artist of the Week’ recognition from Steve Lamacq as well as love on the US airwaves from KCRW’s flagship Morning Becomes Eclectic show with Jason Bentley.
‘Doghouse is out March 27th with debut album ‘Sandman’ to follow on 24th May.
Sandman pre-order link, 12” vinyl with full colour insert sleeve – https://trudy.lnk.to/Sandman
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Live Dates
11th – 16th March -SXSW 2019 (Austin)
21st May – Oslo (London)
22nd May – Yes Basement (Manchester)
23rd May – Broadcast (Glasgow)
28th May – The Crofters Rights (Bristol)
29th May – Café Totem (Sheffield)
30th May – Jacaranda Records (Liverpool)
