PAWS Released New Single & Lyric Video “One Nation Under Dog”

Scottish alternative rock band PAWS are excited to share their new single “One Nation Under Dog” and its accompanying video. It’s hard to sit by as the world loses its grip on reality, as we all scramble for keys to escape the capitalist cage. On “One Nation Under Dog,” in a blur of Desaparecidos power chords and lead lines lifted from Guided By Voices treasure chest, PAWS dish out some brutal home truths. “There’s no hope / Only fire and brimstone / If acquiring and selling is all that we have to live for.”

Phillip Jon Taylor explains, “One Nation Under Dog” is rooted in my fears for the future and feeling helpless; climate change, how we all interact with each other socially whilst tech advancement and social expectation in that world ramps up and on. The title isn’t some big statement or anything. We just like the play on words for such a big statement.”

He continues “The main riff for this song sat for ages in a “paws?” marked folder for when Josh and I could get together. Some things I write feel like they can only be a PAWS tune so it’s cool when it pans out and I like the track.  It definitely feels like a staple PAWS song. It could be off any of the previous records and fit in…I like that.”

“One Nation Under Dog” is available now on all streaming platforms and follows the band’s single “Disenchanted” which was released last month. The tracks are taken from the band’s self-titled album out 27th October via Ernest Jenning Record Co. and the band’s own Wish Fulfillment Press (pre-order). The album will be released on evergreen colored vinyl, as a Deluxe LP w/ 28 page zine, CD, cassette and digitally. The zine is a 28 page full color A5 zine with behind the scenes studio photos and artwork.

PAWS are also announcing a UK co-headlining tour with labelmates, Worriers and headline shows in London and Scotland – dates below.

Following the release of their fourth LP, 2019’s Your Church On My Bonfire, PAWS songwriting partnership of Phillip Jon Taylor and Joshua Swinney, toured briefly, and as the world began to shut down, they slipped out of sight. Phillip retreated north to the Highlands where he focused on his painting, solo work and the rewarding demands of fatherhood. Josh headed south to London, pursuing his other passion as a chef at the highly acclaimed Plimsoll. It would have been easy for both to settle into their new lives, but PAWS never died…and neither did the tie connecting the two friends.

Having missed playing together for too long, a plan was hatched, and in October 2022 Josh travelled to Phillip’s home studio in his crofters cottage where work began on the band’s fifth self-titled album.  Relying on a set of phone demos and chemistry honed after years on the road the songs came together surprisingly fast.  After recording previously with both Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus and Frightened Rabbit’s Andy Monaghan, the band once again seized control of production duties as they had on their second album, Youth Culture Forever.

The resulting record finds the band as grounded and assured as they ever have been. Marrying the deafening assault of youthful abandon with the whispered reasoning that comes with getting older; swaying from anger and exasperation to wide eyed optimism.

PAWS is a succinct, razor wire encased documentary chronicling the pains of modern living. Delving into the dark underbelly of 90s alternative rock, painting with evocative instrumentals and revelling in celebratory indie punk, the band also embrace sordid pop and ambient electronics. And while it pays homage to where they have come from, it also signals a clean slate for the pair.

Two friends united over distance. After some time apart, all they needed was a spark.

Co-headline tour dates wtih Worriers:
NOV 6 The Craufurd Arms – Milton Keynes
NOV 7 Voodoo Daddy’s Showroom –  Norwich
NOV 8 Crofter’s Rights – Bristol
NOV 9 Bunkhouse – Swansea
NOV 10 Factory – Manchester
NOV 12 The Bootleg Social – Blackpool
NOV 14 Future Yard – Birkenhead
NOV 15 New Cross Inn – London
NOV 16 Junction – Plymouth

Headline PAWS shows:
DEC 7 – Aberdeen – Tunnels
DEC 8 – Edinburgh – Wee Red Bar
DEC 9 – Glasgow – Poetry Club
DEC 13 – London – Sebright Arms