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They Are Gutting a Body of Water
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Origin:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Years Active:2017–present
Spinoffs:Jouska, FC goris, god of war
Current Members:
  • Douglas Dulgarian
  • Emily Lofing
  • PJ Carroll
  • Ben Opatut
Past Members:
  • Josh Lesser
  • Julia McCue
  • Cooper Beaupre[1]

They Are Gutting a Body of Water (TAGABOW; stylized in all lowercase[2]) is an American shoegaze band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was initially the solo project of songwriter and guitarist Douglas Dulgarian, but has expanded to a full lineup including bassist Emily Lofing, guitarist PJ Carroll, and drummer Ben Opatut.[3]

History

Douglas Dulgarian (born 1990 or 1991)[4] grew up in Middletown, New York. He relocated to Albany in 2010, where he formed the band Jouska. Around the time the band released the album topiary in 2016, Dulgarian moved to Philadelphia and began to perform as TAGABOW with drummer Ben Opatut.[5]

TAGABOW began as a solo project by Dulgarian with the tapes they are gutting a body of water and sweater curse. The band released its first proper album, gestures been, in 2018.[6] In 2019, TAGABOW released Destiny XL, which was recorded in a former house show venue in West Philadelphia and influenced by William Gibson's book Neuromancer.[7] The album was re-released in 2021 by Citrus City Records. In 2022, the band announced their signing to California label Smoking Room and released the split EP An Insult to the Sport and the album lucky styles.[8] That same year, Jouska released visions from the bridge, originally planned for 2018, and Dulgarian put out a rap EP under the name FC Goris.[9] [10] In 2023, Dulgarian contributed to seven tracks on Jane Remover's album Census Designated,[11] and TAGABOW released the visual album Expansion Pak on YouTube.[12] In 2024, the band released the single "Krillin" featuring Greg Mendez and Sun Organ.[13]

Dulgarian also runs Julia's War Recordings, which has put out music from bands including Feeble Little Horse and Wednesday.[14]

Reception and musical style

TAGABOW's music has been highly praised by critics. Philadelphia radio station WXPN wrote that "[d]espite being a sonic blur, Destiny XL has this eerie ability to elicit hyper-specific feelings that blindside you" and described the band as "a homage to the unknown, to the visceral, and to the things that haunt us." Stereogum described An Insult to the Sport as "one of the year’s best EPs", called lucky styles "beautiful and fascinating", and included TAGABOW as part of a larger "new wave of American shoegaze".[15] NPR described lucky styles as "a twisted tour of the band's every impulse".[16] Chicago Reader praised the "loose, uninhibited creativity" of lucky styles and said the band "toy[s] with shoegaze like Van Leeuwen screws around with ice cream".[17]

Genres besides shoegaze that have influenced the band include drum and bass, breakcore, jungle, and reggaeton. TAGABOW has been compared to the Irish band My Bloody Valentine and to Philadelphia contemporaries Alex G and the Spirit of the Beehive. Original breakcore and ambient interludes produced by Dulgarian feature prominently on both Destiny XL and lucky styles, and are played on a sampler while the band tunes during live sets.[18] [19] TAGABOW is also known to perform on the floor instead of the stage while facing away from the audience.[20] At one point, TAGABOW played a show at a Sonic Drive-In in New Jersey.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums and EPs, with selected details!Title!Album details
Gestures Been
Destiny XL
  • Released: October 17, 2019
  • Labels: Self-released, Citrus City
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette
Lucky Styles
  • Released: October 17, 2022
  • Label: Smoking Room
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette, 12" vinyl
Expansion Pak
  • Released: October 17, 2023
  • Label: Self-released, Bee Side Cassettes
  • Formats: Digital download, DVD

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details!Title!Album details
They Are Gutting a Body of Water on Audiotree Live
  • Released: August 16, 2022
  • Label: Audiotree
  • Format: Streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details!Title!Album details!Notes
sweater curse
  • Released: January 1, 2017
  • Label: Fuzz Records
  • Format: Streaming, cassette
The Kid From a Dream Who Called It a Body Hi
  • Released: July 14, 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Streaming
Epcot
  • Released: November 14, 2021
  • Labels: Julia's War
  • Formats: Streaming, cassette
Split EP with Full Body 2
An Insult to the Sport
  • Released: September 14, 2022
  • Label: Topshelf[22]
  • Formats: Digital download, 10" vinyl
Split EP with A Country Western

Jouska discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doyle . Jon . 2019-10-15 . They Are Gutting A Body of Water - Destiny XL . 2024-01-18 . Various Small Flames . en-GB.
  2. Web site: they are gutting a body of water . 2023-09-07 . . en.
  3. Web site: Jolley . Brandon . 2022-10-15 . They Are Gutting a Body of Water's lucky styles Review . 2023-08-29 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: Enis . Eli . 2017-02-28 . Albany's Doug Dulgarian is dedicated to DIY . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030125628/http://thealt.com:80/2017/02/28/doug-dulgarian-diy/ . 2018-10-30 . The Alt.
  5. Web site: Cohen . Ian . 2018-02-14 . Band To Watch: Jouska . 2023-09-10 . Stereogum . en.
  6. Web site: Monroy . Matthew . 2023-01-23 . They Are Gutting a Body of Water on shoegaze, moshing, and playing shows at Sonic . 2023-09-10 . . en.
  7. Web site: Sullivan . Samantha . 2021-09-09 . Inside the warped reality of Philly's They Are Gutting A Body of Water . 2023-09-06 . . en.
  8. Web site: DeVille . Chris . 2022-10-17 . Stream They Are Gutting A Body Of Water's New Album 'Lucky Styles' . 2023-09-10 . . en.
  9. Web site: Cohen . Ian . 2022-08-17 . Jouska: Visions From the Bridge . 2023-09-10 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Brodsky . Rachel . 2022-12-15 . They Are Gutting A Body Of Water's Douglas Dulgarian Released A Rap EP As FC Goris . 2023-09-10 . Stereogum . en.
  11. Web site: Birchak . Roni . 2023-08-31 . Jane Remover announces sophomore album featuring TAGABOW frontperson . 2023-10-15 . WXPN . en.
  12. Web site: Staff . BrooklynVegan . 2023-10-18 . New Songs Out Today . 2023-10-30 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Chelosky . Danielle . 2024-03-07 . They Are Gutting A Body Of Water Share New Song "krillin" Featuring Greg Mendez & SUN ORGAN . 2024-03-08 . Stereogum . en.
  14. Web site: New Media Director . 2023-04-18 . Interview with Doug Dulgarian of TAGABOW . 2023-09-10 . . en-US.
  15. Web site: Enis . Eli . 2022-12-22 . The New Wave Of American Shoegaze . 2023-10-28 . Stereogum . en.
  16. News: Lorusso . Marissa . 2022-10-21 . They Are Gutting a Body of Water, 'Delta P' . . 2023-09-06.
  17. Web site: Galil . Leor . 2023-03-20 . They Are Gutting a Body of Water make a case for wackier shoegaze . 2023-10-28 . . en-US.
  18. Web site: Monroy . Matthew . They Are Gutting a Body of Water on shoegaze, moshing, and playing shows at Sonic . 2024-03-14 . Pittsburgh City Paper . en.
  19. Web site: They Are Gutting a Body of Water - July 18th, 2022 in Kansas City, MO . 2024-03-14 . toomuchrock.com.
  20. Web site: Deitch . Brittany . 2023-12-19 . Unraveling They Are Gutting A Body Of Water's Blissful Universe . 2023-12-23 . RATPIE . en.
  21. Web site: Staropoli . Calvin . 2022-11-16 . They Are Gutting A Body of Water - "Lucky Styles" Album Review . 2023-09-06 . POST-TRASH . en-US.
  22. Web site: Rettig . James . 2022-09-14 . They Are Gutting A Body Of Water & A Country Western Release New Split EP: Listen . 2023-09-10 . Stereogum . en.

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