Office Dog Share New Single ‘Reins’
Aotearoa/New Zealand indie-rock trio Office Dog return with new single Reins – the final single to be released from their upcoming sophomore album, Prime Corner, out digitally, on vinyl and CD on June 19 via Flying Nun Records.
Of the new track, frontperson Kane Strang says, “Reins is a song about going in circles, maybe being your own worst enemy a bit, and wanting someone else to come along and steer the ship. I was also back home when I wrote the words and thinking a lot about the harder, more isolating side of being in a town at the bottom of the world.”
Following recent singles Front Row Seat – which Stereogum included in The 5 Best Songs of the Week, calling it “a propulsive, guitar-heavy anthem” – and Gold Things, which UndertheRadar called “a triumphant new slab of post-punk / avant-rock”, Reins is another highly anticipated track from the indie-rockers at their peak. It also arrives alongside a captivating found-footage video put together by friend of the band, East.
Office Dog are currently halfway through a nine-date UK and European tour, which includes a sold out show at The Windmill in Brixton and appearances at Dot to Dot, taking their jangly yet heavy indie rock sound to international audiences and into the global guitar music scene.
UK / Europe Tour May 2026
UK/EU Tour tickets: https://www.officedogband.com/
15/05 – Brighton, Great Escape
16/05 – Manchester, Mood Swings
17/05 – Glasgow, Hug & Pint
19/05 – London, Windmill Brixton
22/05 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
23/05 – Bristol, Dot to Dot Festival
24/05 – Nottingham, Dot to Dot Festival
26/05 – Paris, Supersonic
28/05 – Berlin, Lark
Threaded with themes of instability and the home, Prime Corner was predominantly authored while front person Kane Strang was house sitting for a month in West Auckland. During these writing sessions, Kane experimented properly with alternate guitar tunings for the first time. After showing his aural sketches to Rassani Tolovaa (bass) and Mitchell Innes (drums), the trio demoed the album in a whirlwind ‘Storage King’ session. They then became attached to almost all of their initial ideas and quickly laid them down over five days at Roundhead Studios around Christmas 2025. Guided by the steady hand of engineer and producer De Stevens, Prime Corner is a truly instinctual and organic record.
Dynamically, Prime Corner is a mixed bag; the album contains both Office Dog’s heaviest and softest tracks to date – and speaks to the push and pull of “normal life” as well as the feelings brought about by having no real roots in the ground. The title of the record itself was borrowed from a sign outside of a soon-to-be-developed building site at the “best spot on the street”.
Photo Credit: Hamish Morgan
