If you haven’t already cleared your schedule to spin Towa Bird’s sophomore album Gentleman, let this be your sign to open Spotify immediately. Dropping just last week via Interscope, the half-Filipino, half-English guitarist and songwriter has officially blown past the “one to watch” phase of her career.

Gentleman is packed with sharp hooks, but the track that immediately hooks you by the throat is “Dog”

It’s raw, cheeky, submissive, and brilliantly chaotic—blending driving alt-pop rhythms with the ferocious, live-wire guitar work that first made her a viral sensation.

A Masterclass in Total Devotion

Towa has never been one to hide behind vague metaphors, and “Dog” dives straight into the deep end of unapologetic, intense infatuation. She leans heavily into subverted power dynamics and the willing surrender of control to a lover:

“I’ll come when you call / Kiss me on all fours / You love to show me off”

It carries that exact brand of witty, candid queer storytelling that made her debut album American Hero such a staple, but there’s a noticeably sharper, more mature edge to the delivery here. It’s vulnerable, but it sounds completely bulletproof.

The Team Behind the Sound

While Towa’s distinctive thumbprint is all over the track, she brought in a phenomenal heavy-hitting crew to help build out this specific sonic world:

• Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Blood Orange, Joji) handles the main production, expertly anchoring Towa’s natural rock-and-roll grit into an infectious, danceable pop groove.

• Donna Missal & Julio Tavarez joined the writing room and provided the textured, soaring backing vocals that make the chorus hit so hard.

• Mitch McCarthy (Olivia Rodrigo) mixed the track, while the legendary Jett Galindo handled the mastering, giving it that perfect balance of radio-ready polish and basement-indie sweat.

The Verdict

Ever since she blew up doing bedroom guitar covers on TikTok, Towa’s ultimate superpower has been her ability to build a massive pop melody right around a blistering rock riff. “Dog” is the perfect realization of that formula. It feels nostalgic for early-2000s indie rock while staying entirely fresh for 2026.