Recorded at Dan Carey’s studio, the single was co‑produced by Love and Carey. The collaboration elevates the track’s raw intensity, merging club sensibilities with Fat Dog’s anarchic flair. 

Originating from South London during the lockdown, Fat Dog rapidly became known for chaotic, genre‑blending live performances, merging elements of punk, dance, and klezmer‑tinged arrangements. Their debut, WOOF., brought them major attention in 2024, with NME declaring it a five‑star explosive force in UK music.

The music video, directed by Dylan Coates, shows Love as a deranged preacher whipping a congregation into weird worship, the video’s lo‑fi aesthetic perfectly mirroring the track’s unhinged spirit.

‘Pray To That’ builds naturally on the momentum of earlier singles like ‘Peace Song’, released in late 2024, and tracks from WOOF. such as ‘King of the Slugs’, ‘All the Same’ and ‘Running’. Each release showcases a fearless blending of techno, punk, and surreal lyricism.

User reviews on Album of the Year include quotes like “Of course this is growing on me” and “ITS F*CKING FAT DOG BABY!”, a testament to the track’s visceral appeal. Meanwhile, Bandcamp describes ‘Pray To That’ as “negative white loud, uncompromising, angry, building toward a climactic explosion via brass elements and plateauing into dizzying momentum.”

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Fat Dog continue their live maelstrom through the summer festival season, including appearances at Boomtown, Green Man, Boardmasters, Iceland Airwaves and others, before embarking on a full U.S. headlining tour starting September 2025

The band also played a twice at this year’s Glastonbury Festival; once on the Woodsies stage, and then a secret set at Strummerville. 

In short, ‘Pray To That’ captures Fat Dog’s ethos: music that’s visceral, unfiltered, and uncompromising. It’s a track for dancing through disillusionment, for laughing at the void. If you’ve ever wanted your anxiety set to bassline intensity—and your existential dread served with a side of dark wit—this is your anthem.

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This year’s lineup was announced at the start of February, revealing a small but heavy-hitting lineup. The headline acts had two Mercury Prize winners among them in Ezra Collective and English Teacher. Discussing their appearance, Ezra Collective called it a “deep honour” to be headlining, recalling the importance of first being aired on Radio 6 in 2013.   

Another act that caused a stir online is Kae Tempest. They took to their Instagram page last week to announce some warmup shows before their set at the festival. Fans attending their show will be hopeful to hear some new material, with Tempest saying ​​“What you doing end of March? I’m putting a new live set together, and we’re playing a couple of small venues to kick things off… can’t wait to get back to it – get your tickets while you can – will be very special”.

 

 

 

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The full schedule includes BBC Introducing at YES on Wednesday, featuring Adult DVD, Renee Stormz, and jasmine.4.t. Thursday sees Ezra Collective, Fat Dog, and Jamz Supernova at Victoria Warehouse, plus a New Music Fix Live at YES later that evening.

Mogwai and English Teacher will headline Friday night at Victoria Warehouse, with a DJ set from Tom Ravenscroft going late into the night. Amber’s Club will see a playful twist as a ‘phone-free’ night will be enforced for sets from Ayy Den, nora, Anish Kumar, and SBTRKT. Elsewhere, Band on the Wall will host the Radio 6 programme Indie Live Forever.

Saturday concludes the festival, starting with a ‘Morning After Mix’ at YES, hosted by Jamz Supernova and Emma-Jean Thackray. Kae Tempest, Perfume Genius, and DJ SHERELLE will close the event out at Victoria Warehouse.

BBC Radio 6 has shown their commitment to aiding grassroots venues, with their choices bringing more awareness to the glaring issues facing many spaces up and down the country. Indie Forever host, Nathan Shepard, said: “Venues like YES and Band on the Wall are integral to Manchester’s music scene for emerging and established artists and using them for the 6 Music Festival ensures they can continue to support the scene in the future by bringing in new artists and audiences.”

Reaction to the announced lineup was mixed. On the Radio 6 subreddit, one user compared it to feeling more like a “6 Music nights out”, criticising the scale of the event in light of apparent budget cuts. At its peak, the festival hosted 72 different events at the 2016 iteration. This year has just 27 acts. 

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The festival still has tickets available for anybody wanting to go, available through both the BBC’s website, and Ticketmaster, though Ticketmaster does indicate that ticket availability is limited. The events will also be available to everybody through iPlayer and BBC Sounds, as well as traditional broadcast mediums.

 Despite the disappointment around the size of the lineup, BBC Radio 6 Music Festival continues to celebrate and provide a platform to music from beyond the ordinary, and the variety on offer means there is an act for everybody.