LA-based alt-rock outfit AURORA VIEW have unveiled their new single and music video ‚ima dog‘, out now via Out Of Line Music — the third taste of their highly anticipated forthcoming album.LA-based alt-rock outfit AURORA VIEW have returned with their new single and music video, ‚ima dog‘, released on 17 April 2025 via Out Of Line Music. Mixed by Courtney Ballard — known for his work with All Time Low, Hollywood Undead, and State Champs — the track marks the third single off the band’s forthcoming album and pushes AURORA VIEW further into the genre-fluid territory they have been staking out as their own.
Building on the emotional landscapes of previous singles ‚Butterfly‘ and ‚GIMP‘, ‚ima dog‘ channels sadboy rap instincts and dark pop sensibility into a framework of distorted electronic textures and AURORA VIEW’s signature genre-crossing vocal delivery. The result is one of their most immediate and unsettling releases to date — a track that draws natural comparisons to nothing,nowhere., MODSUN, and the late Lil Peep, while remaining distinctly its own.
Thematically, the track explores the psychological contours of toxic devotion: the emotional captivity of people-pleasing, the quiet violence of erasing oneself to satisfy another. Where ‚GIMP‘ examined that dynamic as a slow spiral, ‚ima dog‘ approaches it with a rawer, more confrontational energy — loyalty weaponized, submission performed, identity hollowed out in real time. Ballard’s production keeps the track taut and unsettling, balancing heavy low-end and fractured electronics with melodic restraint that makes the emotional gut-punch land all the harder.
AURORA VIEW — comprising Dylan Handrich (vocals), Aaron Handrich (bass), and Kyle Roy (guitar) — have built a catalogue spanning millions of streams and playlist placements on Spotify’s All New Rock, Misfits 2.0, and Fresh Finds Rock. Now signed to Out Of Line Music and with a full-length album on the horizon, ‚ima dog‘ stands as the clearest signal yet of where that record is headed.