Man Bites Dog (album)
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| Released | February 13, 2026 | |||
| Recorded | October 2025 – February 2026 | |||
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| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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Man Bites Dog (stylised in all caps) is the first studio album by the Canadian digital hardcore band Femtanyl, composed of Noelle Stockwood and Juno Callender. It was self-released by the band on February 13, 2026, via streaming services and physical media. All songs were written, produced and performed by Stockwood and Callender.[1]
The album was teased throughout 2024 and was officially announced on December 7, 2025, via social media. The album was supported by a tour throughout the United States running from March 25, 2026, to April 5, 2026.[2]
Composition
James Factora of Them magazine described "Body the Pistol" as "face-melting track, one that seems engineered for a room of trans people to scream along to the chorus while pummeling each other in a mosh pit".[3]
Background and release
The band teased the album since 2024. Following their tour with artists Danny Brown and Underscores, a teaser photo was uploaded to the band's Instagram page with the caption "soon", on November 22, 2025.[4] The single "Body the Pistol" was released on December 5, 2025. The album was officially announced on December 7, 2025 on social media platforms and was listed on streaming platforms, alongside a tour to support the album from March to April 2026.[5] On January 30, 2026, the single "Head Up" was released digitally and physical formats of the album were listed on the bands merchandise store.[6] The album was released on February 13, 2026.[1]
Theme
The album art for Man Bites Dog refers to it as "an album about a man I know." In a profile of the band in NME, Stockwood is quoted as saying the album is about an imagined version of herself who never transitioned, instead becoming a "terrible guy who sucks... People are viewing it through the lens of how these lyrics correlate to being trans, when in fact, it's the opposite."[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Noelle Stockwood and Juno Callender.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Body the Pistol" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Video Nasty" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Sick of It" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Helltarget" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "City" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Head Up" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "My Head Hurts" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Shows You the Way to the Hiway" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Man Bites Dog" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Is This It" | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 32:01 | |
References
- 1 2 "MAN BITES DOG, by Femtanyl". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ↑ ""Head Up" by femtanyl". Northern Transmissions.
- ↑ Factora, James (December 11, 2025). "LGBTQ+ Albums of 2026". Them.
- ↑ femtanyl [@femtanylll]; (November 22, 2025). "soon" – via Instagram.
- ↑ Gregory, Allie (February 13, 2026). "femtanyl Have a Loud Bark on 'MAN BITES DOG'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Brownstein, Charles (2026-02-02). "'Head Up' by femtanyl". Northern Transmissions. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ↑ Rigotti, Alex (July 13, 2026). "The breakneck rise of digital hardcore duo Femtanyl". NME. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
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