Dummy
Los Angeles, CA
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About the Artist
Dummy is a rock band from Los Angeles comprised of Alex Ewell, Emma Maatman, Nathan O’Dell, and Joe Trainor. They’ve released two critically acclaimed LP’s on Trouble in Mind Records. Recently they self released a full album remix record called Bubbelibrium DLC and an early recordings compilation Dumb EPs on K/Perennial.
Dummy’s debut full-length 'Mandatory Enjoyment' arrived in late 2021 and quickly became one of the year’s sleeper hits. Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily, Stereogum, Aquarium Drunkard, and other publications praised Dummy’s mix of ambient and twinkly guitar pop, their deep musical references, and the intentionality with which they patchworked it all together.
Where 'Mandatory Enjoyment' was cerebral and lo-fi, the product of a lot of time inside, 'Free Energy' is all movement, presence, and physicality. A creatively restless band, Dummy felt like they had done the best version of motorik pop that they could do, and wanted to get harder, dancier, a little more psychedelic. The result is a record that celebrates music’s ability move the body, whether that be through a teeth-rattling wall of MBV-esque noise, a sticky pop chorus, or a joyous drum machine—or, if you’re Dummy, maybe all of them in the same song.