dog eyes return today with “i remain,” the first single from their forthcoming EP, blue bird rain cloud, set for release on July 25th. Where their debut for Grand Jury, holy friend, kept its focus small, the latest EP from the Bay Area duo of Hailey Firstman and Davis Leach expands the aperture while maintaining the delicate sensibility of their last album.

“Many of these songs are about extremes, powerful joys and grievances,” says Firstman. “But they are not set right in the middle of the moments, the action, rather they are told like memories, hazy and gentle.”

Lead single “i remain” is built from simple parts: a patient acoustic guitar, hand claps in another room, and a swirling breeze of Firstman and Leach’s vocal. “You’re gonna give your loving heart away or I’ll remain, you stay the same,” goes the refrain. “It feels like a coming of age moment,” says Leach. “Coming to terms with how all things, including love, have to change over time for better or worse.”

The EP is available for pre-order now, on a limited edition run of 200 pink cassettes over on our Bandcamp, with artwork pulled from a painting from the bands own Hailey Firstman.

blue bird rain cloud Tracklist:
01 bluebird
02 trophy, honey
03 nano
04 i remain, you stay the same
05 eyes