they are gutting a body of water

They Are Gutting a Body of Water (stylized in all lowercase; acronymized as TAGABOW) is an American shoegaze band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was initially the solo project of songwriter and guitarist Douglas Dulgarian, but has expanded to a full lineup including bassist Emily Lofing, guitarist PJ Carroll, and drummer Ben Opatut. History Douglas Dulgarian (born 1990 or 1991) grew up traveling between Middletown, New York, and North Jersey, where his father and mother lived respectively.