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Jay Som “1 Billion Dogs”

Melina Duterte’s voice blurs slightly into the treble haze of her guitar on “1 Billion Dogs” – not enough to obliterate its character or totally obscure her words, but just enough to make the sounds feel like they’ve merged into one big wave. The song begins in a state of acceleration and never really lets up for nearly three minutes. The only real break is a solo near the end, but that has a broken, shambling quality that sounds as though Duterte is scrambling to get the notes out before the weight of all the guitar distortion comes crashing down on her. It’s always nice when a rock song feels like a chase sequence in a film.

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