Drew Thomson Launches SMUG LLC With “New Exciting Doom” EP

SMUG LLC is the latest solo project from Toronto’s Drew Thomson (Single Mothers / The Drew Thomson Foundation) who have released their debut EP, New Exciting Doom, via Anxious and Angry. With six full lengths released on Dine Alone Records and over twenty EPs, Drew Thomson had always fronted full bands, but during the pandemic it felt like that chapter might have come to an end. With no other creative outlet, he downloaded a free version of Ableton Live and began experimenting. That led to samplers, drum machines and synthesizers, and the realization that a full band and live experience could live at his fingertips.

Thomson began writing loop-based minimalistic songs, manipulating drum samples through a Roland SP-404, layering in simple basslines, and writing lyrics over them. Those early experiments became the foundation for SMUG LLC, culminating in the debut EP, New Exciting Doom, that is a six song romp through the belly of where we were yesterday, where we are today, and where we just might be heading next. SMUG LLC will also be on tour in the US with Off With Their Heads throughout October & November.