Uncanny Valley Girls find a little orbit of devotion on new single 'Me and My Satellite'

There's something quite disarming about hearing a band known for sex, misery, capitalism and noisy indie-rock turn its attention to a dog. But Uncanny Valley Girls do exactly that on 'Me and My Satellite', and the result is one of those songs whose charm depends on refusing to overcomplicate the idea.

Frontman Michael Bissett wrote it about Liza, his girlfriend's dog, after noticing how she would follow him from room to room during the early days of their relationship. The image of her circling him like a satellite became the song's central metaphor, and what began as a joke written to make his girlfriend smile developed into something genuinely affectionate.

The opening is soft-spoken and intimate, with synth textures adding a faintly cosmic atmosphere around Bissett's vocal. From there, the song grows into a more muscular indie-rock shape, but it never loses the tenderness of the original idea.

It also makes a neat companion to recent single '2 Vexed 2 Tired'. Where that track focused on exhaustion and the grind of modern life, 'Me and My Satellite' turns towards one of its simplest antidotes: companionship that asks for almost nothing in return.

For a project built around a theatrical live presence and a rotating cast of friends, the song shows a softer side without feeling like a departure. It's still recognisably Uncanny Valley Girls: melodic, slightly odd, warm-hearted and unwilling to take itself too seriously.