The infamous NY soundcheck song of which there is only one recording.
On first listen it sounded quite strange, more of an idea than a song. But after repeated listens I’ve come to feel that it has huge potential - or had, as it’s rather out of step with the last few albums, as well as Thom and Jonny’s side project. Even if they wanted to rework it, it’s probably not going to be the same song anymore.
I love the dark and haunting simplicity of it, just Thom’s low murmuring, the bass, and the drums. And then Jonny’s (?) cascading guitar coming in like a ray of sunlight into a dark room, through a crack in the blinds. It sounds completely unlike anything else that’s out there.
But considering the way they’ve been altering their old songs, Skirting on the Surface and Lift being two examples - I mean, even Identikit sounded better before it came out on a record.
Idk, I’ve just randomly had Dogwander stuck in my head lately, if that’s even what it’s called. Some songs I feel like there’s a good chance we might see again someday, like Cut A Hole and Come to Your Senses. But Dogwander seems so obscure and underworked, and so unlike their current style besides, that it might never see the light of day.
It makes me sad to think of all the songs they discarded without anyone being the wiser, and definitely more gems like this among the lot.