Puppy Set May Release For Second Album 'Pure Evil', Share New Single ...And Watched It Glow
Monday, 31 January 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: James Clare
Puppy have announced their second album.
The follow-up to their 2019 'The Goat' is called 'Pure Evil' and will arrive on May 6 via Rude Records.
Alongside the news, the Londoners have shared the LP's third single ...And Watched It Glow, an anthemic, riff-filled extravaganza that makes use of their signature vocal harmonies. It debuted last night (January 30) on BBC Radio 1 Rock Show and follows their 2021 cuts, Angel and The Kiss. Introducing the record, Jock Norton explained:
"We had to dig fairly deep to find the purpose in doing any of it, because the global narrative was rightly shifted to more important things. But I think to be honest that sort of introspection had filtered through into other aspects of our lives, so being able to record this album sort of gave us a bit of purpose and something to cling on to. Ultimately for us we wanted to feel engaged and productive and useful, even if it was only for ourselves and each other. Like I said, there’d be times when it would feel a bit meaningless, but getting to a place where you’re comfortable with that and happy to let the work be it’s own reward really helped us grow as a band and as people I think."
Commenting on its title, Norton added: "I think we all liked how dumb it sounded, but then the dichotomy of the two words really resonated as well. Broadly speaking I think we’ve always tried to combine classic pop songwriting with a love of heavier music, and on this album I think we take that a step further with some of our loudest moments combined with some of our sweetest. It feels like a nice way to say something about the band and our ethos while ultimately still being able to call it something stupid."
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