Gollylagging - "Red Fish"

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Photo by Renee Newman

Boston DIY indie rock heroes Gollylagging have a new single out that is going to win over a lot of holdouts over to their bandwagon. "Red Fish" is everything that made us fall in love with the genre decades ago. Slightly off guitar tunings, slacker vocals, swirling noise, and that sense that this is the coolest band you've ever heard (by them being the exact opposite of cool) are all here. The song has a crunch to it that just hits me on a primal level. The whole thing comes across like a more chaotic version of Pavement. There has been a sense in the Boston scene that Gollylagging have been waiting to break out to the next level, and "Red Fish" shows that they are more than ready.

Joe Regulbuto (vocals, guitar) says of his band's new single:

“'Red Fish' is about a stretch of my life where I felt awkward in a lot of social interactions. I was getting the feeling that a lot of people are too focused on being 'cool.' This song is a silly, sarcastic response to people like that.

"This whole song came to me pretty quickly, I sat down and wrote it all at once. Then Joey and I made the demo quickly and I brought it to Jules so he could make the drum break and the solo. I wanted the song to sound fun and also to rock. I just feel like people should take themselves less seriously and I was hoping for the sound of the song to reflect that way of thinking.”

You can watch the video for "Red Fish" below. Real Life is due out October 16 on Disposable America, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Gollylagging, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming live dates are below the video.


Oct. 2 - Sour City Tapes Fest - Pittsfield, MA @ Wander

Oct. 3 - Boston Fuzzstival at Arts - Somerville, MA @ The Armory

Oct. 15 - Cambridge, MA - Gollylagging x Allston Pudding Present: A Special Screening of Albert Brooks' Real Life (1976) In Celebration of the Debut Album Real Life @ The Brattle Theatre

Nov. 19 - Medford, MA - @ Deep Cuts, Real Life Record Release Show w/ Jonny Tex, Bus Crush, TBA

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