OFFICE DOG: DOGGERLAND EP [2024]

“ Doggerland is roomy, reflective and transitional—giving space for ideas and exclamations to unfold. Singer Kane Strang, a New Zealand indie staple in his own right, longs to bridge the gap between the unknown and the understood among spiraling acoustic melodies. We see him connect the dots and come to realizations in real time: “Gone / I’ve been gone for so long,” he sings through gritted teeth on “And Everything.” There’s a stark emotional containment in the way he calls out on Doggerland’s choruses—holding so much inside but wanting, or maybe needing, to control the volume in which it spills out. ”