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Dr. Martino Cling to the Past while Embracing the Future on Their “Reruns” Music Video [Premiere]

Running the gamut of the spectrum of rock n’ roll, Dr. Martino’s brand new single “Reruns” reaches out and grabs you with widespread appeal.

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Running the gamut of the spectrum of rock n’ roll, Dr. Martino’s brand new single “Reruns” reaches out and grabs you with widespread appeal. The song is off of the band’s latest LP No Outlet, just released last month, and an impressive display of vintage power pop and vocal-driven alternative rock.

The brainchild of primary songwriters Amy Shaw and Simone Puleo, you may liken Dr. Martino to a modern pop-rock band that clings near to its ’60s garage and surf rock influences. You’ll find all of that layered throughout No Outlet, although with some stylistic variations throughout its 13 memorable tracks. “Reruns,” for instance, is a little more serious in tone than the band’s typical lighthearted fare.

Reflecting on the song and its accompanying music video, Puleo tells us:

“When I was the writing ‘Reruns’ a couple of years ago, I was listening to a lot of Radiohead and Built to Spill, bands that I return to often, but I was also going through a Swedish prog phase with Pain of Salvation, and I think they seeped into my songwriting quite a bit. Stylistically, the song is very different from our others, more somber in tone than our usual ‘fun’ power pop tunes. The lyrics are somewhat random, a mixed bag of images, but they all relate to the feeling of not having any answers. When I look back at the lyrics, I think the song is about recognizing that some problems don’t have solutions.

“Our friend Chris Hominski compiled the video from live footage he had shot at some of our shows. We felt the glitch aesthetic matched the tension that builds in the song, especially as it gets heavy towards the end.”

It’s been an eventful seven years since Dr. Martino released their debut EP Big Day in the summer of 2014. That collection of tunes introduced listeners to the band’s eclectic approach to their songwriting, which has become all the more apparent in the time since then. Their follow-up Caving In was released three years later, a bunch of feel-good songs, with a few reflective moments along the way. Along the way, they have become a highly regarded live act, playing with Surferblood, Bog Log III, Downtown Boys, Jeffrey Lewis, and THICK. Whether it’s a festival, club, dive bar, or even your house, there’s no need to ask. You can count Dr. Martino in.

Artwork for the album ‘Reruns Featuring Sir Roger Moore’ by Dr. Martino

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