{"id":44738,"date":"2026-04-05T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44738"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:15:10","slug":"sun-spots-want-to-wreck-your-speakers-with-dog-is-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44738","title":{"rendered":"Sun Spots want to wreck your speakers with \u2018Dog is Calling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve been sleeping on Sun Spots, Pacific Northwest\u2019s finest purveyors of busted-amp bliss, consider this your wake-up call \u2014 because \u2019Dog is Calling\u2019 and it absolutely will not leave a voicemail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seattle-area alt-rockers dropped their second EP via indie label Den Tapes, and if the lead single <em>Rocket<\/em> is any indication, your weekend plans just got a whole lot louder. Go stream it now. We\u2019ll wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2114631549\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3016621349\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/dentapes.bandcamp.com\/album\/dog-is-calling\">Dog is Calling by Sun Spots<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four tracks. Zero filler. Maximum crunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Dog is Calling\u2019 is a tight, punchy collection of songs that somehow manage to be both a love letter to classic grunge and an undeniably hooky pop record. Think Big Muff pedal meets earworm melodies \u2014 the kind of thing that gets stuck in your head while also making you want to absolutely destroy a living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band\u2019s pedigree runs deep in the PNW underground. Members have put in time with Criminal Code, Nudes, and Bricklayer \u2014 essential names in Pacific Northwest punk and hardcore circles \u2014 and it shows. Sun Spots write pop songs for hardcore kids, or hardcore songs for pop kids, depending on where you\u2019re standing. Either way, you\u2019re going to feel it.<br>The EP was engineered and mixed in Seattle by Cameron Heck and mastered by Greg Obis, whose resume includes work with MJ Lenderman, Wishy, and Tim Heidecker. Safe to say, this thing sounds massive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0009.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Dog is Calling\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br>1. Jesus Muffler<br>2. Rocket<br>3. Could\u2019ve Been<br>4. Dog is Calling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their first release since 2023, this one\u2019s been worth the wait. Pre-order it now on <a href=\"https:\/\/dentapes.bandcamp.com\/album\/dog-is-calling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2019Dog is Calling\u2019 \u2014 out now via Den Tapes. Don\u2019t ghost it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>If you\u2019ve been sleeping on Sun Spots, Pacific Northwest\u2019s finest purveyors of busted-amp bliss, consider this your wake-up call \u2014 because \u2019Dog is Calling\u2019 and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44738\" title=\"Sun Spots want to wreck your speakers with \u2018Dog is Calling\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[13248,13250,13249],"class_list":["post-44738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-dog-is-calling","tag-rocket","tag-sun-spots"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0008-e1773188020817.jpeg?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bDA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39445,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39445","url_meta":{"origin":44738,"position":0},"title":"Grandaddy announces &#8216;Sumday Twunny&#8217; 20th anniversary box set","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Modesto, CA\u2019s influential indie-rock group Grandaddy have announced a 20th anniversary salute to their breakthrough third LP, 2003\u2019s \u2018Sumday\u2019.\u00a0\u2018Sumday Twunny,\u2019 a limited edition 4-LP boxed set, will be released on September 1 via Dangerbird Records. 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