| Credit: Shervin Lainez June 24, 2022: Fantastic Cat gets a rude awakening when the hot new concert cruise they’ve booked turns out to be rush hour on the Staten Island Ferry in the absurd new video for “The Gig” (out today). Watch HERE Hailed for their “harmony-swapping heartbreakers” by American Songwriter and praised as “at once fun, freewheeling, achingly intimate, and beautifully honest” by Atwood Magazine, the band is a brand new collaborative “supergroup” featuring four different critically acclaimed singer-songwriters with nothing better to do. They’ll release their debut album, The Very Best Of Fantastic Cat, on July 29th via Blue Rose Music. Stream/Purchase “The Gig” HERE “‘The Gig’ is a sardonic take on following your dream into darkness and watching it turn into a nightmare,” says Brian Dunne, who sings lead on the track. “It’s completely autobiographical – I could name you the specific venues that are referenced in the song (but I won’t because of legal issues). But more than anything, it’s about not knowing where your life is going and what happens when the show runs off without you.” “The Gig” follows lead single “C’mon Armageddon,” which featured a surreal music video starring actor Marc Geller, who you may recognize as the omnipresent Kier Eagan from the hit Apple TV+ show Severance. Watch “C’mon Armageddon” Music Video HERE Individually, each member of Fantastic Cat boasts their own impressive resume along with a litany of critical acclaim. NPR said Anthony D’Amato “sings and writes in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen or Josh Ritter.” No Depression dubbed Don DiLego’s latest album “a masterpiece.” Rolling Stone called Brian Dunne’s latest single a “stunner” and praised Mike Montali’s band, Hollis Brown, as “the soundtrack for a late-night drive through the American heartland.” Collectively, though, the four transcend their respective roots, emerging as an instrument-swapping, harmony-trading, tear-jerking, wise-cracking rock and roll cooperative far greater than the sum of its parts. That collaborative spirit made the band a perfect fit for artist collective Blue Rose Music, who fell in love with the group after hearing their music on Sirius XM’s The Spectrum. “In a musical landscape where smaller outlier bands rarely get a fair shake, Blue Rose was the kind of label you always wished existed,” says DiLego. “And then poof: there they were to take us under their wing.” They say some cats are born fantastic; others have fantasy thrust upon them. These guys are somewhere in the middle. Pre-order The Very Best Of Fantastic Cat here: https://bit.ly/fantasticcatpreorder FANTASTIC CAT SUMMER TOUR: 7/14 – Durango, CO @ Concert Hall @ The Park 7/20 – Walla Walla, WA @ Billsville West 7/21 – Monroe, OR @ Jackson’s 7/22 – Seattle, WA @ Bad Bar 7/23 – Spokane, WA @ Live at Andre’s 7/24 – Portland, OR @ Alberta Street Pub 7/29 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 8/1 – Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater 8/2 – Mechanicsville, PA @ Trash Art Gallery 8/3 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java 8/4 – Richmond, VA @ Unleashed & Unplugged 8/5 – Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse 8/6 – Greensboro, NC @ Backyard Stage 8/7 – Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic Follow Fantastic Cat: Website – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Spotify |
