Cut Cult Unleash Fuzzy Groove and Rehearsal Tape Chaos on Monstrous New Track “Dinosaur”
Cut Cult, the latest sonic experiment from Holy Fuck founder Brian Borcherdt, crash through the noise with their grimy, baritone-driven new single “Dinosaur.” It’s heavy, it’s weird, it’s catchy in a way you don’t expect — like stumbling on a jam session that somehow morphs into a banger.
Built on a massive guitar hook that lumbers like a prehistoric beast and struts like early 2000s N.E.R.D., “Dinosaur” is equal parts noise-punk, alt-pop swagger, and pure studio magic. Anchored by an 808 groove and a vocal take ripped straight from a rehearsal tape, the track feels raw, off-the-cuff, and totally alive.
“We came up with this sort of lumbering monstrous baritone guitar part,” says Borcherdt. “Something like a scary Hella Good-Neptunes kind of hook. We had the title Dinosaur due to this Godzilla vibe, but no words. I found a rehearsal tape that was perfect – it was still gibberish, but the vibe was right. Being centred around an 808 beat, I knew it’d fit. So I overlaid that take and was done.”
Formed in a rural Nova Scotia cottage during long nights of jamming, eating, and experimenting, Cut Cult is a heavy-hitting collective of familiar names. Borcherdt reunites with original Holy Fuck drummer Loel Campbell (Wintersleep, Broken Social Scene), longtime collaborator Matt McQuaid, and adds the wild-card brilliance of harpist/synth artist Mairi Chaimbeul. It’s a band with no rules — just instinct, energy, and a shared taste for sonic left turns.
“Dinosaur” is the first preview of their upcoming First Three EP, mixed by Matt Wiggins (Glass Animals, Florence and the Machine). The EP promises more of the same loose, groove-forward chaos — the kind that feels raw and unfiltered but hits with purpose.
