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santa dog

buzzing on the Pop drug

About Me


Santa Dog play sparkly, summer-soaked pop with chiming guitars and a sinister perimeter. Think Blondie going two rounds with the Smiths on the edge of a cliff with a stiff breeze whipping up skirts and causing mischief and you're still nowhere near capturing the band's distinctive sound and uniquely English charm.
Formed in 2005, the band initially self-released three EPs, followed by a 7" with SoundsXPerience and debut album with Quince Records in Japan. The band have received airplay on Radio 1 (Huw Stephens), Kerrang (Cntrl, Alt Delete & Indie Nation shows), XFM Scotland (Jim Gellatly) and numerous worldwide specialist alt/indie shows including Babes in Boyland (Paris), Popscene (Radio Bremen, Germany) & US college radio.
Live, Santa Dog have played all over the UK and further afield, including dates in Paris, Toronto, & Austria.
Kittyhawk - album
UK stockists
direct from our website
Rough Trade
Norman Records
Amazon
USA stockists
Darla Records
Tonevendor
Amazon
Japanese stockists
Quince Records
Tower Records
Amazon
HMV
Big Bang - 7" single
UK stockists
Sounds eXPerience
Cargo
digital download
Worldwide
email us
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Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2005
Band Website: santa-dog.co.uk
Band Members: Rowena Dugdale - vocals/guitar
Rob Williams - lead guitar
Steve Bell - bass
Martin Maidment - drums:
Sounds Like:
Shimmering pop escapism the likes of which Venue hasn't seen since the majesty of The Sundays over 10 years ago
Venue Magazine

These tracks deserve to be flooding discos across the land, fuelling first shy glances, then furtive flirting, followed by head-over-heels romance
The Fly

Short, sweet and seductive anthems from these Bristolians with a bright future ahead
Salvo Magazine

Pristine guitars chiming through a percussion section that is seamlessly tight yet energetic...pop gold dust
Tasty Fanzine

A rather loveable sweetness balanced by a predatory, aggressive streak ...top class
Oxford Bands

simply sublime
indie MP3

Great vocals, catchy beats and rhythm, a fantastic guitar sound, and a happy pop sound
Eardrums Fanzine (Norway)

Santa Dog charm up melodic pop until it's classy enough to take out on the town
Broken Dial (New York)

This is one of those rare albums that can be enjoyed on many levels
Noize Makes Enemies

Kittyhawk sparkles like a diamond
Smother.net

If you've heard the EPs you might think there's an English gentility about Santa Dog but tonight your thoughts would have been nursing their wounds in the local A&E because Santa Dog prove they have balls. Quite wonderful
SoundsXP live review

Record Label: Quince (Japan), SoundsXPerience (UK 7" release)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Dawg on Lipster.com

Coo, the dawg are the daily sound on Lipster.com today."Santa Dog, a female-fronted four-piece, have been ripping up the west country since their happy birth in Bristol three years ago. They've come u...
Posted by santa dog on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:05:00 PST

Adventures in Italy

Had a wonderful few days in Italy, written a blog about it here plus there are videos on You tube and some more clips and pics here, thanks to Tiny Tide...
Posted by santa dog on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:05:00 PST