Dogs Die in Hot Cars

Dogs Die in Hot Cars is a Scottish band from St. Andrews consisting of members Craig Macintosh (vocals, guitar), Gary Smith (vocals, guitar) Ruth Quigley (vocals, keyboards, French horn), Lee Worrall (bass and glockenspiel) and Laurence Davey (drums and percussion).

Dogs Die in Hot Cars
OriginFife, Scotland
GenresIndie rock
Years active1997–2006; 2008–2009
LabelsV2 International
Websitedogsdieinhotcars.com
MembersCraig Macintosh
Gary Smith
Lee Worrall
Ruth Quigley
Laurence Davey

History

Macintosh, Smith, Worrall and Davey all met at Madras College and began playing together in 1993 at the age of 14. After having performed under various names, they settled on "Dogs Die in Hot Cars" in 1997. In 1999 they moved to Glasgow where they met Ruth Quigley to complete the line up. The band listed their influences among others as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles and Talking Heads.

Later that year, the band signed a one off single deal with EMI subsidiary label, Radiate Records. The single included the songs "I Love You 'Cause I Have To", "Celebrity Sanctum" and "Somewhat Off The Way". In the autumn of 2003, the band signed to V2 Records and Chrysalis Publishing.

In July 2004 they released their debut album Please Describe Yourself (Produced by Langer & Winstanley), which included the tracks "I Love You 'Cause I Have To", "Godhopping" and "Lounger". "Godhopping" peaked at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart and remains the band's biggest hit. "I Love You 'Cause I Have To" peaked at No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart.

A song of the band's, entitled "Nobody Teaches Life Anything" (found on the release in 2004 of Man Bites Man EP) was used for four years in television advertising campaign in the United Kingdom by Boots.

In 2006, following the departure of guitarist, Gary Smith choosing to study Physics and Astronomy at Glasgow University, the band entered the studio to record their second album. However, during a break in the recording schedule the remaining members decided to abandon the album.

In 2008, the band released seventeen demos that they’d written for the second album, for people to remix and rewrite how they liked, with the intention being that of the best mixes for each song, they would compile a final record and share any potential royalties from it 50 to 50 with those who contributed. Following, however, on their website it states that "the band felt there weren't enough mixes to warrant a release as just conclusion to the project and to the band.

Realising, then, that the outcome wasn't what would make the second album, but rather the project in itself was the heart of their second release, the band have left all the songs online to be available indefinitely to download for free via their website, for people to remix and rewrite how they want, with the continuing of the 50 to 50 sharing of potential licensing fees for all who make their own versions." In 2010, front man Craig Macintosh, performing under the name Moy, released his first solo album, The Lie.

Band members
  • Craig Macintosh (vocals, guitar)
  • Gary Smith (vocals, guitar)
  • Lee Worrall (bass, glockenspiel)
  • Ruth Quigley (keyboard, vocals, French horn)
  • Laurence Davey (drums, percussion)

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]		 UK
Indie
[2]		 SCO
[3]
Please Describe Yourself
  • Released: 26 October 2004
  • Label: V2, Sony BMG
  • Formats: CS CD
 44317

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[4]		 UK
Indie
[5]		 SCO
[6]
Man Bites Man
  • Released: 16 February 2004
  • Label: V2
  • Formats: CD, LP
 822247

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[7]		 UK
Indie
[8]		 UK
Rock
[9]		 SCO
[10]
"I Love You 'Cause I Have To" 2003 324–18 Please Describe Yourself
"Godhopping" 2004 242–9
"Lounger" 433534

Compilations
  • Nano-Mugen Compilation (with "I Love You 'Cause I Have to", 2005)
  • Teachers 4 (Soundtrack to the Channel 4 Television series) (with "Celebrity Sanctum", 2005)
  • Keep Pop Loud (with "Beauty US", 2011)

References
  1. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars UK Albums Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars UK Indie Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars Scottish Albums Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars UK Singles Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars UK Indie Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. "Official Charts Dogs Die in Hot Cars Scottish Singles Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. "Dogs Die in Hot Cars UK Singles Chart positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. UK Indie Singles Chart peaks:
  9. UK Rock Singles Chart peaks:
  10. Scottish Singles Chart peaks:
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