Salt Water Criminals Unleash Single & Video 'I Believe In Dog' + Announce Release Tour

Counting members of Office Dog, Daffodils and Awning amongst their ranks, Salt Water Criminals were a big hit at last year's sold out JUNK festival and now they're rallying together for their first nationwide tour. Spawned in Ōtepoti, the four-piece are spreading the word about their brand new single 'I Believe in Dog', a tightly coiled post-punk-pop (with a touch of hardcore) banger, achieving instant impact with closely cropped visuals directed by Robby Hekkers and Damin McCabe. To see the full group in action you must attend their gigs in Kirikiriroa, Pōneke, Ōtautahi, Ōtepoti and a yet to be revealed date in Tāmaki Makaurau. The title track to their forthcoming new album out in full on 2nd May, hit play on 'I Believe in Dog' and head along...

Salt Water Criminals 'I Believe in Dog' NZ Tour 2025

Friday 2nd May - Last Place, Hamilton*
Saturday 3rd May - Meow, Wellington
Friday 9th May - Space Academy, Christchurch*
Saturday 10th May - The Crown, Dunedin*
Auckland details to be announced

*Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Press release:

The band, one that 95bfm “implore(s) you to experience live”, returns after 2023’s House of Highs and their string of visceral and memorable shows in Auckland and Wellington. Word-of-mouth did all their PR work, and quickly Salt Water Criminals became the band that regulars of the underground knew to keep their eyes on. Their sophomore album I Believe in Dog, set for release on May 2, is bigger and brighter than its predecessor, full of piercing lyrics, enormous choruses, and sing-able riffs.

Featuring Office Dog’s Mitch Innes, Daffodils’ Louis Graham, and Awning’s Damin McCabe, the I Believe in Dog Tour is the statement that backs up one of the most intriguing albums to come out of Aotearoa this year.