Track of the Day | Dugout | Topsoil

In 2018, Belfast quartet Dugout introduced themselves in a burst of colourful, introspective indie rock. Sporadic but significant support slots with General Fiasco and Belwood followed, then just as quickly as they'd appeared, they were gone.

Leaving behind the highly promising singles Chugout and Ride was a shrewd move, highly singable pop-songs which always hinted at something more. In new single 'Topsoil', they go a little further.

Indebted to Weezer's fuzzy blue masterpiece, Topsoil is an effortless, harmony-laden slab of alt-rock. Precise and warm, but with a Beach Boys melancholy that feels strangely appropriate in the current world climate, 'Topsoil' hits home in all the right places.

Hopefully it doesn't take another global pandemic to get more from Dugout.

Taylor Johnson