The world may be ending, but somebody still has to walk the dog.
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“Walk the Dog” is a suburban synth punk anthem for anyone who’s ever stared into the abyss, shrugged, grabbed a leash, and carried on with their day.
Equal parts mundane boredom and absurd existentialism, this song explores the strange reality of trying to live a normal life while everything feels slightly ridiculous.
Somewhere between the 1970s and 2070s, Joey Barlow delivers another dose of off-kilter synths, nervous energy, and deadpan observations from the end of civilization.
Maybe the economy collapsed. Perhaps aliens landed. Maybe your neighbor is a lizard person. Doesn’t matter. The dog still needs exercise.
So put on your windbreaker, avoid eye contact with the void, and take a stroll through the fading glow of suburbia. Let’s go!
š Walk the dog. šŗ Ignore the headlines. š Repeat until further notice.
Written and performed by Joey Barlow. Download the new synth punk album Post-Post.
Armed with a profound indifference to other peopleās opinions, Joey finds humor in humanity’s worst instincts and a strange comfort in the absurdity of it all. He’s not angry enough to be a revolutionary and not optimistic enough to be a motivational speaker. He’s just documenting the end times with a shrug and some stripped-down beats.
If you enjoy polished and overproduced pop musicā¦ shame on you! Just kidding? Joey writes and records songs in one sitting, first take, keeping the recordings raw and gritty, lo-fi and retro, for better or for worse. Itās like every track could be the last song you ever hear. And maybe that’s a good thing.
The future is canceled. The world is falling apart. But the dog still needs to be walked. Joey Barlow provides the soundtrack.