Achtung! Release Debut Single ‘New Dog, Old Tricks’
Aotearoa Emo-adjacent four piece Achtung! release long-awaited debut single New Dog, Old Tricks off upcoming album Spear In Fine View.
Formed in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Achtung! have been playing gigs in the alternative music scene since 2024. Described as yearning and cathartic, their debut single New Dog, Old Tricks is strikingly catchy, drawing on elements of post-punk and post-hardcore emo whilst keeping to classic indie sensibilities. Crashing percussion and roaring guitars soak the track in energetic distortion, the bassline neatly plucks through the mix, and the crooning vocals deliver a wealth of emotional longing and heartbreak.
Inspired by the late 90’s emotional ballads of bands like Mineral, the Windmill scene’s Black Country, New Road, and Ōtautahi locals Marsha, the track is a bittersweet declaration of love, drawing on familiar unrequited feelings and the anticipation of being pulled apart by circumstance.
While being the first of the album’s singles, it was the final song written and recorded, born from a flash of inspiration amongst the band members. The heart of the single is born out of the energy of Ōtepoti’s music scene, building upon the city’s alternative sound making waves across Aotearoa’s music landscape. It was recorded at Southlink Studios with Nick Roughan, and mixed and mastered by Hamish Waddell.
