Tummyache Bent Art-Rock Dissonance and Metaphysical Scintillation into their Standout Single, Interstellar Dr
The standout single, Interstellar Dr, from Tummyache’s forthcoming LP, Fake New, explores intersections lined with the architecture of Radiohead-esque art rock and the hauntingly pensive confessional songwriting of Mitski, Big Thief and Lucy Dacus; conjuring a euphonic yet evocatively disquiet masterstroke of alt-indie provocation. As chamber strings curl around the soft syncopated electronic percussion and weightless motifs drift through the resonantly rich production, Interstellar Dr is enough to make you feel as though you’re slipping from a material 3D world into a metaphysical space of pure scintillation. After the mesmeric melodic momentum, the closing post-rock death roll of scathed emotion is sonically visualised through a fervid cascade of tumultuous time signatures designed to knock your rhythmic pulses out of kilter and paralyse you by building a straitjacket of noise around you, amplifying the need to keep Interstellar Dr on repeat. Tummyache, led by songwriter and producer Soren Bryce, has long occupied that raw threshold where personal confession, DIY resistance, and art-rock abrasion meet. Since first taking shape in 2018, the project has moved through UK and US underground spaces with a fiercely independent ethos, building a reputation for emotionally charged live performances, grassroots community values, and songs that leave the […]
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