Some months ago, Dim Wit, the duo formed by Jeff Tuyay and Tyler Verigan, were our newcomers of the week when they unveiled their debut single ‘Wow Ow Now’. The song was the first offering from their debut album, simply named ‘Self-Release’, which was released in February 2017. Also featured on their debut record, the track ‘Suburbanal’ has now a Grayson Bear-directed video that is mainly composed of some ‘political’ scribbles. It starts as a childish and innocent little song and quickly turns into a crazy mess; a perfect metaphor of growing up, leaving childhood and becoming a rebel adolescent.

About this track and video, vocalist and guitarist Jeff Tuyay detailed:

[su_quote]When I write songs I usually just start off the guitar. Then I think about what the guitar sounds like. In this case, it sounded to me like growing up in the suburbs. It’s all cutesy and innocent at the beginning until you hit puberty and act out due to all them hormones. Then you turn to alcohol and drugs because you just don’t know what to do with yourself.[/su_quote]

Watch Dim Wit‘s Grayson Bear-directed video for ‘Suburbanal’ below.

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The duo’s music is mainly inspired by the 90s and by acts such as Modest Mouse, Pavement, Talking Heads, or Nirvana, with a modest configuration. It sounds both lighthearted and dark; A kind of clean pocket-grunge. They don’t have the furious guitars, but the spirit is here!

On their first single “Wow Ow Now”, the screams and the drums remain cute and inoffensive. In fact, the band labeled this first single as “Comedy” on Soundcloud. But think again, the danger doesn’t come from any kind of anger or rage, but from the infectivity of the jam.

We had the opportunity to interview the two characters and the least we can say is that they have a bit of humor.

1) Can you introduce Dim Wit?

Dim Wit is Tyler Verigin (of Moon By You, Lola Buzzkill, Reptaliens, and probably a handful of other bands he’s secretly playing in) on drums and Jeff Tuyay on guitar and attempted vocals.

Photo by Marlee Meghan Banta

2) How would you describe your music and influences?

The most direct influences are probably 90’s jams. Both of the radio and indie rock/pop variety. But we listen to all sorts of stuff and it filters it’s way in one way or another.

3) The first track which is taken from your debut Lp “Self-Release” is “Wow Ow Now”. What is WOW for you NOW?

Well, the new “Black Mirror” episodes are really WOW.

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4) What can we expect from your debut album “Self-Release”?

Expect the expected with 11 (secretly 12) songs recorded with our good friend and sometimes live drummer Hadrian Kindt (of Fire Nuns and Prison Dress and probably a handful of other bands he’s secretly playing with).

5) Can you share something funny about the creation of the LP?

We recorded an LP. Hehehe! 😛