Puppy
Heavy metal riffs colliding with sweet indie-pop melodies. It is the sound of a mosh pit happening inside a candy store. High energy, high fuzz, and surprisingly catchy.
Heavy metal riffs colliding with sweet indie-pop melodies. It is the sound of a mosh pit happening inside a candy store. High energy, high fuzz, and surprisingly catchy.
Puppy is a London-based trio that emerged in 2015, quickly gaining a reputation for their idiosyncratic blend of heavy metal and indie rock. Formed by Jock Norton, Billy Howard Price, and Matthew Rickelton, the band's core identity is built on the 'Metallica meets Pavement' ethos.
This manifests as a technical proficiency in guitar work - utilizing harmonized leads, palm-muted chugging, and sludge-thick fuzz - contrasted against vocal arrangements that favor melody and softness over screams or grit. Their career arc shows a steady evolution from the raw, garage-inflected EPs 'Puppy' and 'Vol. II' toward the more expansive and polished production of 'The Goat' (2019) and 'Pure Evil' (2022). Critically, they are often grouped with the 'New Wave of British Heavy Rock' but remain outliers due to their 'indie-kid' aesthetic and refusal to adopt the hyper-masculine tropes of the genre. They occupy a unique cultural space, appealing to both the Download Festival metal crowd and the alternative-leaning listeners of BBC Radio 6 Music.
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