Tell us about:

Your latest single you have released:

“Bear Claw” continues DOLL’s evolving “Animal Crackers” trilogy, which began earlier this year with the fan‑favourite single “Shark Bait,” featured on “Better Days, Better Times.”

Your favourite lyric in this song:

I think he wants my snacks…

Your favourite song that you have created that is an album track:

My favorite song off Better Days, Better Times is Shark Bait

Your favourite song to play live:

Plastic Lies

The song that was the longest to write and why?

I don’t think we ever spend more than 15 minutes composing songs. When it feels right, it just does.

One of your previous tracks you would recommend for first time listeners of your music and why?

Youth of Today, Hope for Tomorrow. It’s hard hitting, fast, in your face raw and gives you a good sense on what Doll is about

Dream collaboration:

For “Better Days, Better Times” we collaborated with many of our favorite Ottawa musicians. Ends like this features Phil Campbell on keyboards. Goodbye features Raphael Weinroth-Browne on Cello. Scene Dream features Athanasios Maravelis on guitar

Describe the feeling you get when you walk on stage to do a show:

Usually pretty nervous with a feeling that you just want everything to be perfect

Essential items you always take on tour with you?

Instruments, merch, chargers, water, snacks, your own sleeping bags, pillows.

Describe your fans in three words:

One word, Fun

A song released in the last few years by an artist or band you wish you had written:

Take it Off by Soft Cult

What we can look forward to from your band this year:

More new music, we’ll be in the studio starting this month.

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