Sweet Dog Violet are an emo-shoegaze band from Berlin, Germany. In March they released their self-titled debut EP. Despite not being my usual go to sound, there was something about this EP that really caught my attention so I wanted to share it with you.
The three track EP beings with Permanent Scar. I enjoyed how the song wasted absolutely no time in getting started. After just a few guitar strums, a short riff and a blast of drums we get to the vocals. I was quickly enamoured with these vocals. Completely captivating. Permanent Scar is about the ending of a relationship and the damage it has done. Sweet Dog Violet’s vocalist does an amazing job of building up the emotion during the song. You can really feel their pain by the time you reach the song’s conclusion. The second track on the EP is Bloom. From my first listen of the song I was reminded of Australian punk act Camp Cope. It’s a mid-tempo song with a simple melody and beat, plus some more extremely emotive vocals. The song is a more positive and uplifting one about how a friendship can grow and how you can always count on your pals to look after you when things aren’t going how you want them to. The third and final song on the EP is Pluto. So far on the EP we’ve had a sad song and a positive one, the third and final one shows an angrier side of Sweet Dog Violet. The track begins in a similar vein to the rest of the EP but when we hit the chorus the vocals become more primal and raw and really make you stand to attention. Pluto tackles the subject of anxiety and being in the mindset of things not going the way that you want them to.
This is a seriously impressive debut from Sweet Dog Violet. 2020 has been such a hard year to be in a band at any stage of their careers but I feel like for a new one like Sweet Dog Violet it’s been particularly hard, as they haven’t been able to get out and play any shows to help spread their message. I implore you to take fifteen minutes to listen to this EP, you won’t be disappointed.
Stream and download Sweet Dog Violet on Bandcamp here.
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This review was written by Colin Clark.
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