Dummy

Dummy, a pop, rock and indie band, performs at The Attic in Leeds, a venue that mainly hosts concerts in those genres. The act's recent work pairs sharp lyrical themes with bright, groove-led sound.

Dummy's newest album, do you love the color of the sky?, follows Free Energy (2024) and its remix companion, Bubbelibrium DLC. Where the earlier record drew on the spirit of Madchester and rave optimism, the new one combines lyrical scepticism with post-rock and drone textures, with comparisons to Seefeel, Windy and Carl, Laika and Disco Inferno. Its brighter pop colouring recalls early Björk, The Sundays and Madonna's Ray of Light.

The songs address the degradation of Earth's climate, as on the opening track "April Limousine", artificial intelligence and the devaluation of art, heard on lead single "Full Spectrum Dominance", and the public's acceptance of state surveillance, explored on "N of 1". Breakbeats and the voice of keyboardist Emma Maatman carry the grooves. Maatman has pointed out that A.I. depends on harvesting people's data and the collective work of others.

The Attic, at 3 Sheaf Street, is a Leeds venue that mainly hosts concerts with a focus on pop, rock and indie music, which suits this band's style. The album is described as Dummy's most politically pointed record and also its most inviting, with its heavier themes sitting beneath rhythms built on breakbeats.