Ontario alt-pop four-piece Dizzy shares their new single, ‘Open up Wide‘. A synthesis of airy pop vocals and gritty instrumentals, ‘Open Up Wide’ explores the vulnerability of sharing fresh art with a jaded audience. Along with the new single, the quintet announce the release of their third LP, the self-titled DIZZY out on 18th August.
Opening with a whimsical drum groove, swiftly joined by lead singer Katie Munshaw’s sugary vocals, ‘Open Up Wide‘ is addictive from its onset. Sonically captivating and thematically scathing, the track is an insatiable earworm, audaciously criticizing the way the industry can pervert the artistic process. In the chorus, Katie feels the pressure to sell out for success as she croons “Open up wide / gotta pay to rent / to rot away in my mom’s basement/ Open up wide / got to pay to get / to get the kids in front head banging.”
Dizzy said, “When we started recording, the album our producer David was super conscious of cutting the fat from each song. One afternoon he encouraged us to write our parts in a simpler, more ‘spoon-fed’ fashion for easy listening…Mack piped up cheekily ‘Open up wide! Here comes the airplane!’ The next morning we were all feeling a bit resentful of that mindset and ‘Open Up Wide’ came to be while we were having our morning coffees. It’s a tongue in cheek ode to a music industry we’ve never understood all that well.”
‘Open Up Wide’ is the third single from Dizzy’s upcoming self-titled LP, following January’s ‘Birthmark,’ where the group take a softer approach to channel the feeling of first love lost. An uplifting melody and the band’s trademark warmth help to temper the melancholic memories as the track mourns a painfully abandoned relationship.
In this video Katie leads Dizzy into its next chapter donning a sinister mask, worn as a middle finger to an industry which places so much undue importance on appearance. “I’m a very anxious and sensitive person. Thinking about taking a bunch of photos and videos of myself, especially after two years in isolation, felt a bit shocking and scary, and like something I didn’t really want to do,” she explains. “I find it strange how musicians are often introverted people, yet one of the largest parts of our job is visually selling ourselves to an audience. It feels unnatural to pine for strangers’ attention to afford rent or whatever, and as someone who’s particularly sensitive, it isn’t sustainable.”
Dizzy closed out 2022 with the release of their single ‘Barking Dog’ following the release of their two albums; 2018’s Baby Teeth and 2020’s The Sun and Her Scorch. Both albums were nominated for Canada’s Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year- Baby Teeth won.
In 2021, Dizzy released their Separate Places EP, consisting of new versions of track’s from their second album, reworked as collaborations with Flyte, Luna Li, Kevin Garrett, Overcoats and Jahnah Camille.
Dizzy will supporting Joywave on their North American tour before continuing on to their headlining and festival engagements in the UK and France. See dates tour dates below:
Follow Dizzy here: Dizzy | Dizzy The Band Official Website (dizzy-music.com)
Dizzy Tour Dates:
North America *Supporting Joywave*
April
1 – Albany, New York -Empire Live*
2 – Asbury Park, New Jersey- The Stone Pony*
4 – Carrboro, North Carolina – Cats Cradle*
5 – Charlotte, North Carolina- The Underground*
7 – Athens, Georgia- Georgia Theatre*
8 – Nashville, Tennessee-Basement East*
10 – Chicago, Illinois – Beat Kitchen
11 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin- The Rave II*
12 – Indianapolis- Deluxe – Old National Centre*
14 – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall*
15 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mr. Smalls Theatre*
16- Toronto- The Axis Club*
18 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- Harrisburg University at XL Live*
19 – Burlington, Vermont- Higher Ground*
21 – Buffalo, New York, Town Ballroom*
22 – Boston, Massachusetts- Royale*
24 – Philadelphia-Kung Fu Necktie
25 – New York- Racket*
UK & France
May
22 – Brighton, UK- Hope and Ruin
23 – Bristol, UK – Louisiana
24 – London, UK -The Waiting Room (Sold out)
25 – London, UK- The Waiting Room
28- Saint Laurent de Cuves, France- Papillons de Nuit festival
