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Live on KCRW

Watch the band perform on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on KCRW radio. Hosted by Nic Harcourt.


 
About The Songs

...my dad’s partner mentioned the idiom “It’s Apples and Oranges”. I liked that. I nicked it and wrote a song about the subject. Musically, its thievery is clear..

                                                                                                 
 
Godhopping Video

To change religion in order to gain aid of missionaries. Directed by Caswell Coggins in a studio in Camden Town, watch the band's first music video here.

                        
 
Fan's Work

A small selection of some great videos that fans of the band have made using Dogs Die In Hot Cars music.

        

      

 
MTV Interview

Lee and Craig talk about Glastonbury, Glasgow and more in an interview with Zane Lowe on MTV's Gonzo show

        

      

 

Please Describe Yourself

"in a league of their own" The Times

Album of the year - HMV.com

"outstanding debut album" - The Sydney Morning Herald

"close to perfection...leaders of the pack" - The Independant









Biography

...time for the band to move from stage to studio to focus on making the second album. As this happened, however, Gary, having openly expressed his intentions the months previous, finally left the band to study Physics and Astronomy at Glasgow University. The remaining four got to work on the songs but over the following months their focus on the band waned, with Laurence, Ruth and Craig all enthusiastic about doing other things with their lives...

 

Read the band's story...
















Ruth Quigley's Robotwhore

…..The money he is withdrawing is for her. The eternal exchange. He calls the slot his purse. He says, ‘Unzip the purse for me, darling. Go, left, touch.’ The words come out of his head and enter hers. She is filled with coins and words. They crash about inside. Like all the whores, she dreads the dirty jingle of change……

 

Pianist and Hornist, Ruth Quigley’s sci-fi industrierotic soundtrack “Robotwhore” is finally available for all to hear.



 
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