Towa Bird Lets Desire & Dominance Collide On "Dog" Video
- Charles Luberisse
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
Written By: Big C
Towa Bird’s Dog turns surrender, desire, dominance, and identity into something stripped-down, confrontational, and strangely magnetic. Pulled from her newly released album Gentleman, the track favors raw lyrical tension, minimal production, all while Bird’s guitar work cuts through the mix with attitude. What initially sounds submissive slowly begins revealing its own form of control. That same tension spills heavily into the video directed by Caio Vieira, where Bird and Katy O’Brian move through shifting power dynamics, masculine and feminine presentation, seduction, and confrontation. Bird explained:
It’s a song about sex where the sentiment is essentially, ‘Go ahead and use me,’ and I loved the idea of making it sound completely bare and naked.
There is also something refreshing about how Bird approaches queerness and confidence. The visual mirrors the emotional push-and-pull embedded inside the song itself, where vulnerability and dominance continuously blur together until they become difficult to separate. O’Brian’s presence adds another layer to that chemistry, amplifying the sense of physical and emotional tension. Across "Gentleman," Towa Bird sounds increasingly comfortable weaponizing discomfort rather than softening it for accessibility. Produced by Patrick Wimberly and featuring Kathleen Hanna, the album pushes beyond the tightly controlled alt-pop structures of American Hero into something messier, riskier, and more instinct-driven. Following a relentless touring cycle alongside Billie Eilish and growing praise from outlets like The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and NYLON. "Gentleman" sounds less like a sophomore record trying to prove itself and more like an artist actively expanding the edges of her own creative risk tolerance. Stream "Dog" and connect with Towa Bird on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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