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Dumb: Content Jungle

The third advance single from the punky Vancouver band's forthcoming album is a winner. Atop jangly guitar, the vocals rail against the info overload plaguing contemporary life, while short instrumental breaks give the track room to breathe. 

Dumb: Content Jungle

By Kerry Doole

Dumb- Content Jungle (Mint Records): On June 7, this punky Vancouver quartet releases Club Nites, a quick follow-up to 2018's Seeing Green.


Content Jungle is the third advance single from the album, and it's a winner. Atop jangly guitar, the vocals rail against the info overload plaguing contemporary life: "vid distort encapsulates the dialogue, cathode tubes arranged to burn my fire."

A few short instrumental breaks give the track room to breathe nicely. Clocking in at 3.07, it is one of the band's longest tunes, as the 14 cuts on Club Nites together total just over half an hour. We've heard the rest of the album, and it is equally strong. Short and snappy rules!

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Dumb has already made fans of the likes of Brooklyn Vegan and Stereogum.

The band recently announced its upcoming summer/fall tour dates in North America and Europe. A Canadian tour begins with a hometown record release show at Red Gate on June 16. European shows run Oct. 4-24. Full itinerary here

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Publicity: Ryan Dyck, Mint Records

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Matthew McConaughey [L] and Zach Bryan chat "On the Porch."
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Matthew McConaughey [L] and Zach Bryan chat "On the Porch."

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Zach Bryan Reveals the Very Special Person Who Gets a Royalty Cut From Every Song He Records: ‘He’s the Reason!’

Bryan opened up about the sweet gesture during last month's rambling, two-hour On the Porch podcast chat with Matthew McConaughey.

Zach Bryan is not one to forget where he came from. The Oklahoma-bred “I Remember Everything” singer and military veteran sat down last month with actor Matthew McConaughey for one of his first public interviews in years to discuss Bryan’s new book and EP, Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs, as well as the sweet, honorable gesture he makes to his former commanding officer in the Navy who helped get his career off the ground.

“Is it true you give your commanding officer a cut of royalties on every track since?,” McConaughey asked after Bryan described the crucial role his former Navy commanding officer, Leo Alba, played in helping to produce his 2019 debut album, DeAnn during the wide-ranging, two-hour On the Porch podcast interview with the actor who starred in his 2024 “Nine Ball” video.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
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