Dogs Die in Hot Cars is a Scottish band from St. Andrews consisting of members Craig Macintosh, Gary Smith Ruth Quigley, Lee Worrall and Laurence Davey.
History
Macintosh, Smith, Worrall and Davey all met at Madras College and began playing together in 1993 at the age of 14. After having performed under various names, they settled on "Dogs Die in Hot Cars" in 1997. In 1999 they moved to Glasgow where they met Ruth Quigley to complete the line up. The band listed their influences among others as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles and Talking Heads. Later that year, the band signed a one off single deal with EMI subsidiary label, Radiate Records. The single included the songs "I Love You 'Cause I Have To", "Celebrity Sanctum" and "Somewhat Off The Way". In the autumn of 2003, the band signed to V2 Records and Chrysalis Publishing. In July 2004 they released their debut album Please Describe Yourself, which included the tracks "I Love You 'Cause I Have To", "Godhopping" and "Lounger". "Godhopping" peaked at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart and remains the band's biggest hit. "I Love You 'Cause I Have To" peaked at No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart. A song of the band's, entitled "Nobody Teaches Life Anything" was used for four years in televisionadvertising campaign in the United Kingdom by Boots. In 2006, following the departure of guitarist, Gary Smith choosing to study Physics and Astronomy at Glasgow University, the band entered the studio to record their second album. However, during a break in the recording schedule the remaining members decided to abandon the album. In 2008, the band released seventeen demos that they’d written for the second album, for people to remix and rewrite how they liked, with the intention being that of the best mixes for each song, they would compile a final record and share any potential royalties from it 50 to 50 with those who contributed. Following, however, on their website it states that "the band felt there weren't enough mixes to warrant a release as just conclusion to the project and to the band. Realising, then, that the outcome wasn't what would make the second album, but rather the project in itself was the heart of their second release, the band have left all the songs online to be available indefinitely to download for free via their website, for people to remix and rewrite how they want, with the continuing of the 50 to 50 sharing of potential licensing fees for all who make their own versions." In 2010, front man Craig Macintosh, performing under the name Moy, released his first solo album, The Lie.
