They Are Gutting a Body of Water - "trainers"

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Photo by Brian Karlsson

We talk a lot about how much of modern music is without a genre, but no one exemplifies that quite like They are Gutting a Body of Water, aka TAGABOW. The band's new single, "trainers," is going to mostly be considered a heavy shoegaze song, but that barely scratches the surface of their sound. They've nailed the loud/quiet/loud thing perfectly, and the song starts off more as a slightly off-center indie rock song before the wall of noise and fuzz barrels over you. If that was the only sonic change up in the song, it would still be a great track, but TAGABOW also adds in interesting little samples and electronic noises after a killer guitar solo that defies everything we know about shoegaze. "trainers" is a good one that will demand multiple listens to make sure you've taken it all in.

Singer Doug Dalgarian says the new single is “... a vignette, a day in the life; desiring something wholesome while still grappling with the reality presented clearly by my subconscious. I’ve built this life for myself, idealizing escape like we all do, I live in this house built on what I can only perceive to be bad decisions and shame, of comfort and distraction. walk to the store to buy some dumb thing that won’t help, after fantasizing about escaping it all. glance back at the comfort of my house and consider staying outside in the world tonight, because the escape isn’t big enough, it just never is.”

You can watch the video for "trainers" below. LOTTO is due out October 17 on Julia's War, Smoking Room, and ATO Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on They are Gutting a Body of Water, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a December 9 date at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA.


Thu. October 30 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
Fri. October 31 - Detroit, MI @ Edgemen Printing
Sat. November 1 - Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Sun. November 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Underground
Tue. November 4 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Wed. November 5 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Thu. November 6 - Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement
Fri. November 7 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Sat. November 8 - Vancouver, BC @ Kingsway Club
Sun. November 9 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
Tue. November 11 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Thu. November 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Fri. November 14 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
Sat. November 15 - Mesa, AZ @ The Underground
Sun. November 16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Tue. November 18 - Austin, TX @ 29th St. Ballroom
Wed. November 19 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
Fri. November 21 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade: Purgatory
Sat. November 22 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade
Thu. December 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Fri. December 5 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit
Sat. December 6 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Sun. December 7 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Tue. December 9 - Somerville, MA @ Arts at the Armory
Thu. December 11 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Fri. December 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church

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