Dog Sport

In 2021, after a period of reflection in the midst of lockdown, Dog Sport was born from the embers of a long-running musical partnership between singer and guitarist Jack O’Neill, singer and bassist Matthew Walker, and drummer Lisa Fawcett. The addition of Jack’s brother, guitarist Calum O’Neill, along with keyboardist and guitarist Alexander Rose, completed the lineup: a band whose roots spread from Ho Chi Minh City to Waterford, from Runcorn to Liverpool. Blending post-punk aggression with ambient soundscapes, the light and shade of their songs is representative of the small pleasures found in between long working hours, growing up in uninspiring industrial towns, and living in the organised chaos of the city. Dog Sport have quickly established themselves as one of the most promising acts on Liverpool’s music scene, supporting the likes of Preoccupations, Just Mustard and Sinead O’Brien. Their first single, Cylinders, received praise from So Young Magazine and The Quietus, was selected for Spotify’s editorial playlists Fresh Finds Global and Fresh Finds Rock, and featured in BBC Radio 6’s Introducing Mixtape. Dog Sport’s next single, Common Ground, will be released on all streaming platforms on 17th November