This is a great song. How else to get you to simply press play?
A blues-rock twist of grit and a heartfelt concept, a lighter vocal leaning towards pop-rock and alternative singer-songwriter approaches, a moment of falsetto to contrast those of distortion and weight…
John Bilik leads with a mighty riff, a long-form rising melody, and a title and story that naturally draw you in, for That’s what my dog always says.
For a song that started as a joke, there’s a poignancy and depth to That’s what my dog always says, which reinforces the clear creativity and passion of the arrangement and delivery. You lose yourself in the stylish drops, the contrast, the rhythm, and fall deeper still into these lyrical reflections, musings, ideas.
It’s a song about hidden wisdom, loyalty, honesty, but it’s complex – not linear but meandering between various thoughts and feelings. The music and lyrics alike walk you through this hallway of introspection, and it’s catchy, uplifting, and confronting.
Like I said, a great song. Theatrical and performative, evocative, well-captured, and with a variety of influences that ultimately all point towards the identity and energy of John Bilik.
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