Biography

“Named after Sarah Miller’s 2020 New Yorker essay, this Sydney-based group first made waves in 2021 with a string of jangly, hook-heavy singles. Their debut EP, Going South combines shoegaze, power pop, and surf-rock influences for a bright, summery sound that calls back to both the washed-out haze of bands like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Lush. Tracks like “Gone South” and “Former Life” bottle soft-focus nostalgia into melodic, guitar-forward tunes that are equal parts blissful and bittersweet. What was initially the brainchild of the guitar-based songwriting duo Grace Ha and Brian Park has since expanded into a five-piece powerhouse, with bassist Cohen Bargas, drummer Eduardo Guerra, and synth player Ikram Moussa rounding out the band’s grand yet intimate flavor of pop rock. On their latest project, Bridge Dog have continued to expand the horizons of their pop songwriting. Lead single “Counterweight,” is one of the group’s most dramatic, multifaceted songs yet– and it’s also one of their catchiest. The dreamy distortion of recent standouts like “Blue Flags” and “Working At It” entwined with Ha’s gossamer vocal melodies is bound to appeal to fans of indie pop stunners like Japanese Breakfast and Alvvays. As the group’s principal songwriters and vocalists, Ha and Park are as creatively and sonically in sync with one another as ever, confidently meshing with one another and with their bandmates to bring their daring dreampop to life.” - Grace Robins-Somerville