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Artist - Dr. Dog
Title - Fate
Release Date - July 22, 2008
Record Label - Park the Van Records
Genre - Indie/Psych Rock
After falling in love with Dr. Dog's previous album "We All Belong", took a leap of faith and picked up a copy of their new album, "Fate" without a pre-listen. Well, it paid off! I'm two listens in on "Fate" (on the same day nonetheless), and already I'm enjoying it.
Dr. Dog can be loosely compared to The Beatles, or The Band. The songs float past, often thickly layered with synths, horns, and backup singers into catchy, happy choruses that you can't help but sing along to. I would have been happy with another album paralleling "We All Belong", but in "Fate" Dr. Dog shows some promising development. The group explores some new instrument arrangements along with varying the musical style and mood from song to song more so than in their last album.
Additionally, "We All Belong" suffered from the disappointing effects of dynamic compression. While "Fate" sounds like it could stand to be more open, and dynamic, it's worlds better than "We All Belong." However, part of this could be that I have only listened to "Fate" on vinyl, and "We All Belong" on CD.
So, if you enjoy the musical stylings of The Beatles, The Band, or just early psych rock from the '60s, I highly suggest checking out Dr. Dog. "Fate", can be had in either digital or analog formats, but if you buy the vinyl it comes with the CD as well (how can you beat that?!). To add to the neato factor, my record store clerk threw in a free Dr. Dog 7" with two songs not released on any other album.
http://www.myspace.com/drdog
...And with cover art that freaky, how could it not be good?
Title - Fate
Release Date - July 22, 2008
Record Label - Park the Van Records
Genre - Indie/Psych Rock
After falling in love with Dr. Dog's previous album "We All Belong", took a leap of faith and picked up a copy of their new album, "Fate" without a pre-listen. Well, it paid off! I'm two listens in on "Fate" (on the same day nonetheless), and already I'm enjoying it.
Dr. Dog can be loosely compared to The Beatles, or The Band. The songs float past, often thickly layered with synths, horns, and backup singers into catchy, happy choruses that you can't help but sing along to. I would have been happy with another album paralleling "We All Belong", but in "Fate" Dr. Dog shows some promising development. The group explores some new instrument arrangements along with varying the musical style and mood from song to song more so than in their last album.
Additionally, "We All Belong" suffered from the disappointing effects of dynamic compression. While "Fate" sounds like it could stand to be more open, and dynamic, it's worlds better than "We All Belong." However, part of this could be that I have only listened to "Fate" on vinyl, and "We All Belong" on CD.
So, if you enjoy the musical stylings of The Beatles, The Band, or just early psych rock from the '60s, I highly suggest checking out Dr. Dog. "Fate", can be had in either digital or analog formats, but if you buy the vinyl it comes with the CD as well (how can you beat that?!). To add to the neato factor, my record store clerk threw in a free Dr. Dog 7" with two songs not released on any other album.
http://www.myspace.com/drdog
...And with cover art that freaky, how could it not be good?
