{"id":2066499,"date":"2026-07-28T11:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066499"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T08:16:43","slug":"fat-dog-paint-a-picture-of-two-fucking-insane-people-who-argue-constantly-on-manic-new-single-shit-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066499","title":{"rendered":"Fat Dog paint a picture of \u201ctwo fucking insane people who argue constantly\u201d on manic new single \u2018Shit Love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fat-Dog-PC-Jeanne-Elbez-153A9602-300dpi.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fat Dog paint a picture of \u201ctwo fucking insane people who argue constantly\u201d on manic new single \u2018Shit Love\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The track is the third release from the forthcoming album \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T12:16:43+01:00\">28th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fat-Dog-PC-Jeanne-Elbez-153A9602-300dpi-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Fat Dog\" title=\"Fat-Dog---PC-Jeanne-Elbez--153A9602---300dpi\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fat Dog. CREDIT: Jeanne Elbez\/Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fat Dog have unveiled their new single \u2018Shit Love\u2019, the third release from the forthcoming album \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> The party never sleeps: Fat Dog unleashed in America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fast-paced, synth-led trackiss introduced by frontman Joe Love as being about \u201ctwo fucking insane people who argue constantly and they are world-enders every time\u201d. You can listen to the track here, and watch the visualiser for the song below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The follow-up to 2024 debut \u2018WOOF\u2019, \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019 has been described in a press release as \u201can exhilarating, swaggering, panoramic, inventive, re-inventive, re-re-inventive electro-punk-art-pop-rock\u2019n\u2019roll-space-country triumph that deserves all the adjectives. Over ten mind-bending and melodic tracks, it blends electro-pop anthems, cascading rave bangers, bombastic strings, cowboy-tinged pit-stops and swirling psychedelia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The album is released on October 2, and can be pre-ordered or saved here. An exclusive picture disc vinyl can be purchased here. The song follows previous singles \u2018Go Fuck Urself\u2019 and the album\u2019s title track.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> NME<\/em> cover stars are currently in the middle of playing a host of festival and support slots this summer, before kicking off a UK &amp; European headline tour in October.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaVKC94CLjv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out a list of shows below and visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8 \u2013 Pop Messe, Brno, CZ<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9 \u2013 Summer Well Festival, Buftea, RO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 PALP Festival, Valais, CH<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>29 \u2013 Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>4 \u2013 PHE Festival, Tenerife, ES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5 \u2013 End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12 \u2013 Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam, NL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 19 \u2013 Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, DE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23 \u2013 Mutations Festival, Brighton, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>29 \u2013 De Roma, Antwerp, BE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>30 \u2013 Tivoli, Utrecht, NL \u2013 sold out<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>31 \u2013 Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 \u2013 Stereolux, Nantes FR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3 \u2013 Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4 \u2013 Die Kantine, Cologne, DE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6 \u2013 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7 \u2013 Loppen, Copenhagen, DK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>14 \u2013 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Whelans, Dublin, IE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Whelans, Dublin, IE \u2013 sold out<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>20 \u2013 Limelight, Belfast, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Depot, Cardiff, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>25 \u2013 O2 Academy, Bristol, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>26 \u2013 O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27 \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u2013 Rock City, Nottingham, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018WOOF\u2019 was given a glowing five-star review from\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0and described as \u201cunserious, unhinged and sensational\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear from the get-go that this is not a band who take themselves seriously \u2013 you needn\u2019t look further than drummer Johnny \u2018Doghead\u2019 Hutchinson\u2019s ever-present latex dog mask,\u201d the review read. \u201cBut crucially, they\u2019ve committed to the bit, and it makes the intricate and occasionally miserable post-punk that\u2019s inundated the UK recently seem like a bore in comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before their highly anticipated debut album dropped, Fat Dog spoke to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em> for The Cover, where keyboardist Chris Hughes reflected on the huge response they get live and explained what makes them stand out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ve got as a band is special. 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          Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Justin Vernon play entire set of Bob Dylan covers at Eaux Claires Festival<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fat Dog have unveiled their new single \u2018Shit Love\u2019, the third release from the forthcoming album \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> The party never sleeps: Fat Dog unleashed in America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fast-paced, synth-led trackiss introduced by frontman Joe Love as being about \u201ctwo fucking insane people who argue constantly and they are world-enders every time\u201d. You can listen to the track here, and watch the visualiser for the song below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The follow-up to 2024 debut \u2018WOOF\u2019, \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019 has been described in a press release as \u201can exhilarating, swaggering, panoramic, inventive, re-inventive, re-re-inventive electro-punk-art-pop-rock\u2019n\u2019roll-space-country triumph that deserves all the adjectives. Over ten mind-bending and melodic tracks, it blends electro-pop anthems, cascading rave bangers, bombastic strings, cowboy-tinged pit-stops and swirling psychedelia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The album is released on October 2, and can be pre-ordered or saved here. An exclusive picture disc vinyl can be purchased here. The song follows previous singles \u2018Go Fuck Urself\u2019 and the album\u2019s title track.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> NME<\/em> cover stars are currently in the middle of playing a host of festival and support slots this summer, before kicking off a UK &amp; European headline tour in October.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaVKC94CLjv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out a list of shows below and visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8 \u2013 Pop Messe, Brno, CZ<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9 \u2013 Summer Well Festival, Buftea, RO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 PALP Festival, Valais, CH<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>29 \u2013 Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>4 \u2013 PHE Festival, Tenerife, ES<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5 \u2013 End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12 \u2013 Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam, NL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 19 \u2013 Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, DE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23 \u2013 Mutations Festival, Brighton, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>29 \u2013 De Roma, Antwerp, BE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>30 \u2013 Tivoli, Utrecht, NL \u2013 sold out<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>31 \u2013 Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 \u2013 Stereolux, Nantes FR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>3 \u2013 Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4 \u2013 Die Kantine, Cologne, DE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>6 \u2013 Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>7 \u2013 Loppen, Copenhagen, DK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>14 \u2013 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Whelans, Dublin, IE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 Whelans, Dublin, IE \u2013 sold out<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>20 \u2013 Limelight, Belfast, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Depot, Cardiff, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>25 \u2013 O2 Academy, Bristol, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>26 \u2013 O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>27 \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds, UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>28 \u2013 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u2013 Rock City, Nottingham, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018WOOF\u2019 was given a glowing five-star review from\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0and described as \u201cunserious, unhinged and sensational\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear from the get-go that this is not a band who take themselves seriously \u2013 you needn\u2019t look further than drummer Johnny \u2018Doghead\u2019 Hutchinson\u2019s ever-present latex dog mask,\u201d the review read. \u201cBut crucially, they\u2019ve committed to the bit, and it makes the intricate and occasionally miserable post-punk that\u2019s inundated the UK recently seem like a bore in comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before their highly anticipated debut album dropped, Fat Dog spoke to\u00a0<em>NME<\/em> for The Cover, where keyboardist Chris Hughes reflected on the huge response they get live and explained what makes them stand out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ve got as a band is special. I hear things from my friends who are in other groups, and there just seems to be constant animosity elsewhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get these moments where everything lines up: sometimes, we all look at each other on stage, and quietly recognise that we\u2019re playing a really good gig. It\u2019s an amazing feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fat-dog-paint-a-picture-of-two-fucking-insane-people-who-argue-constantly-on-manic-new-single-shit-love-3959420&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fat-Dog-PC-Jeanne-Elbez-153A9602-300dpi.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Fat Dog paint a picture of \u201ctwo fucking insane people who argue constantly\u201d on manic new single \u2018Shit Love\u2019 The track is the third release from the forthcoming album \u2018Cancel Me (I\u2019m Tired)\u2019 By Victoria Luxford 28th July 2026 Fat Dog. 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