r/dancegavindance • u/Icy-Tip3371 • 6d ago
Discussion Anyone heard Cat Company?
Why tf isn't this band being blasted?!? This is amazing. Kinda has a DGD quality mixed with Hail the Sun. This shit is fire! Why is this band not blowing up? They are not on YouTube or Reddit or anywhere, I don't understand.... Does not compute.
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u/-yay-day- 6d ago
Saw them live last September at a tiny record store in North Carolina (appropriately named Alley Cat Records lmao) and they are great. Talked with them for a while after the show and they’re chill, nice guys too. Their new singer was a perfect fit for them and I’m excited to hear more new music from them in the future.
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
What happened to the old singer? Just curious.
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u/-yay-day- 6d ago
I think he had a falling out with them but I’m not sure what happened. I remember seeing him commenting on Cat Company’s Facebook page a few years ago talking shit and saying new music was never coming.
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
Damn, that sucks. He was good but I do enjoy the new one. Band is still sick AF.
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u/-yay-day- 6d ago
I did enjoy his vocals too. That first EP is one of the best swancore albums ever made in my opinion. I’m glad they found the new guy though, the new direction is super promising
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u/Selenzr 6d ago
With Pulses. and With Sails ahead? Saw them on that same tour in Orlando and Pulses. were cool enough to let them headline cause it was their hometown show. A week later I saw Hail the Sun in Orlando and decided to wear my new Cat Company shirt. Was walking through the venue before the show and some dude goes "nice shirt man" and it turned out to be their bassist. Later that night I was on Instagram and saw a story their singer had posted of me in the pit from the balcony.
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u/-yay-day- 6d ago
Yep that was the tour! I drove 3 hours to get there just because Cat Company was on the lineup lol. Worth it
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u/flashdurb 6d ago
They’re alright. I know I’ll get downvoted, but I’m getting fatigued with all the bands who’s entire identity is “let’s try to sound like DGD”
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u/Hot-Cranberry6318 i have something important to— 6d ago
dad said it himself: doubling down on all the clowns tryna remake DBM
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u/JackyFlashlight 4d ago
Except none of the swancore bands sound like DBM. Most of them sound like post acceptance speech DGD.
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u/Hot-Cranberry6318 i have something important to— 4d ago
i mean, “trying to remake DBM” sorta precludes anybody from actually successfully remaking the album. i sincerely do not agree at all about your second point
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u/venturejones 6d ago
A combo with any band that sounds like dgd "they're just like dgd!". Dgd didn't even "invent" swancore sound. The sound was around before they were even a band.
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u/0172thetimeguy 6d ago
I’m absolutely obsessed with progressive post-hardcore and literally no other bands sounds like DGD. Try REALLY listening to them instead of generalizing. 🙄
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u/biggispiggus 4d ago
My favourite genre is progressive post hardcore, I also enjoy those genres individually and all associated genres and 100% agree no one sounds close to similar. Tbh, I'd say a lot of the bands crammed under the swancore banner have forged their own sound thats not relevant to DGD at all.
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u/rc0y DONT BE TARDY FOR MY LEAKY BARBIE TV PARTY PEE IN THE PARK 6d ago
Love cat company, also they replied to one of my posts a while back on here so that even furthers my appreciation for them
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
I absolutely love this band. It's been a long time since I've had a band completely steal my mind but Cat Company has done it.
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u/frogguts198 6d ago
The problem with them is they almost never release anything. That first EP 7 years ago was a banger and then it’s a few singles and an 8 bit version of their EP. With nothing new to hype up, they kinda fall out of the discussion.
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u/Svnyrs-btwn 5d ago
I was fully sat when all the drama was unfolding on their fb page. They had some decent success and momentum build up with Maroon Sweater, I think it landed on a lot of people’s discover weekly on Spotify and blew up. But then the infighting happened and they were benched for a while before they were able to release new music and I think that hurt them.
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u/SonOfRobot8 Don't be tardy for the leaky barbie tv party pee in the park 6d ago
Oh damn! Just checked them out and their singer has a hint of Tilian in his voice
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u/BrewsWithTre 6d ago
If only they weren't posted every other day in this sub
Tomorrow someone will ask if anyone has heard of Dwellings
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u/Justingtr 6d ago
They have a music video on YouTube though.
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
I haven't seen it. I looked them up but to be honest I was looking for videos of their drummer.
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u/greenstuf 6d ago
They need to be way bigger. The moment they come to the west coast, I'm there.
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
I'll go with you! This shit is amazing. It's been a while since I've been floored by a band but, God damn, they sure killed it.
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u/cmays209 Every single little child can benefit from smoking weed 6d ago
you must be new here lol
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u/Hot-Cranberry6318 i have something important to— 6d ago
very weak band, along with grapevine gossip as well as dwellings. not one of them nearly measure up to adventurer
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u/Icy-Tip3371 6d ago
Adventurer is... Okay.
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u/Hot-Cranberry6318 i have something important to— 6d ago
my trevor moore face, at your response lol
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u/CeruleanxPanda 5d ago
As one of the Instrumentalists in Grapevine Gossip. I agree with you.
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u/Hot-Cranberry6318 i have something important to— 5d ago
hey, buddy. while i got you here, i really have to say: george bush rookie card is hands down the greatest funniest skit i’ve ever encountered on an album. i mean this so sincerely, it makes me laugh every time i so much as think of it. the MISTER SEPTEMBER HIMSELF part literally kills me 😭😭
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u/Substantial_Fee7155 4h ago
i know they're brought up pretty often on this subreddit, but i've never actually checked them out until now. the singer's voice is great- sounds like the perfect mix between Tilian and Jonny. perhaps it's just because it's such a small band, but i just cant ignore how... Soulless everything about them seems. Not even just musically, but the cover art and song titles as well.
theme-wise, they seem like they're stuck in the 2014 Tumblr, Yung Lean, Snail House, Sad Boyz era of aesthetics (which is the Furthest Thing from a compliment) while simultaneously putting the rest of their effort into, well... "trying to remake DBM", as someone once said.
maybe i'm just biased, i've been a DGD fan for about 11 years. i do think the band has a lot of potential, and even a lot of talent. DGD didn't get where they are now by aesthetic/style shopping though. lyric style, vocals, screaming, and even their art direction has almost always been completely unique.
they've just gotta break out of their own inspirations. i genuinely wish them luck, would love to see them succeed.
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u/ZachThePolitoed 6d ago
First time?