Dummy

A concert by Dummy, the Los Angeles five-piece whose hazy guitar pop moves towards electronic and downtempo sounds, staged at The Mash House on Guthrie Street in Edinburgh.

Dummy are a five-piece from Los Angeles, described as a pop rock act. Their third album, do you love the color of the sky?, released on Polyvinyl, takes their hazy guitar pop into electronic and downtempo territory. Stereolab, Broadcast, Seefeel and My Bloody Valentine are the names offered as reference points for listeners who follow this sound.

The record's sound draws on dreampop, breakbeat and trip-hop, while its themes range across the climate crisis, artificial intelligence and the spread of surveillance. The band's guitar-led songwriting sits at the centre of this shift from pop towards electronic textures.

The Mash House is a venue on Guthrie Street in Edinburgh that mainly hosts concerts, with a programme focused on electronic music. The evening will suit those drawn to electronic music and to guitar bands who have moved towards its textures.