Not too long ago, I was employed at the CMRRA - the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency. It was a nice gig - cozy, comfy, not too demanding, and you get to listen to a lot of music from their vast library.

During my time there, I would daily license quite a few CDs, and once in a while I’d listen to an album that I’ve never heard of. On one sunny morning, I find in my inbox a few albums from True North Records. Little did I know that I would discover my newest favorite band ‘The Golden Dogs‘. I had two of their albums to license - “Big Eye Little Eye” and “Everything In 3 Parts”. The cover art for both albums grabbed my attention, one a giant button, and the other a few colored concentric circles, so I plopped Big Eye Little Eye into my CD player. I was instantly blown away by a song called “Dynamo”. Never have I been so hooked so soon by a song - what an amazing job at capturing the energy of their performance.
Song after song, I was drawn into their Golden soul, being instantly converted to a Golden Dogs fanatic.

Over and over I played their music, I couldn’t get enough. Fortunately, they played a few shows around Toronto - I had to check one out. Again, I was blown away. They brought such energy to the stage that I haven’t seen in a while.

This is the type of music I’ve been waiting to hear for years - damn killer rock songs that make your head bang, your fists pound, your feet stomp. Why can’t more music be like this?!? They’ve got catchy lyrics, ear-tingling harmonies, and rocking guitar licks.
I suggest anyone and everyone who likes high-energy indie-rock to check out the Golden dogs, you won’t be disappointed.