Dr. Dog is an indie band out of Philadelphia. Their new album Fate is their fifth, but their first on a new label (Park the Van). It feels like a breakthrough. And it may be my favorite album of the year.
They're usually called "psychedelic" but that doesn't quite get it. It's more like the Beatles meets doo-wop meets blue-eyed soul, played in a dingy garage after a six pack and a joint. There's a ramshackle, open-hearted quality to it that's incredibly endearing (to me anyway). And it's catchy as hell. I've been singing the album everywhere I go for weeks.
These guys are definitely next on my list of must-see live shows. This song, "My Friend," is actually two songs mooshed together back to back (I know not why). They're both great.
Bonus video, for a song called "Hang On":
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Biodiversivist Posted 4:08 pm
22 Nov 2008
Oh my. This would make for some
good bar music. I half expected the second song lyrics to start off with "Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head."
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quarble Posted 1:14 pm
29 Nov 2008
Actually...
Fate is their 4th release on PTV. The others are Toothbrush, Easy Beat, and We All Belong. I would highly recommend purchasing the others, and then seeing them live. They are beyond awesome.
I only nitpick because I love them THAT MUCH
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David Roberts Posted 1:52 pm
29 Nov 2008
Quarble,
Indeed! That will teach me to confine my research to a 30-second scan of Wikipedia!
http://www.parkthevan.com/drdog/
I'm going to see them live ASAP, trust me. Thanks for the correction.
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