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Love Is a Dog

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Love Is a Dog
Studio album by
Tinpan Orange
Released2016
StudioSing Sing Studios, Melbourne; Garden Sound Studios
GenreFolk
ProducerTinpan Orange, Harry James Angus
Tinpan Orange chronology
Over the Sun
(2012)
Love Is a Dog
(2016)

Love Is a Dog is the fifth album by Melbourne indie-folk band Tinpan Orange, released on Vitamin Records in April 2016. The album was partially funded by a Pozible campaign which exceeded their goal of $15,000.[1]

Details

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The title is a reference to the Charles Bukowski poetry collection, Love Is a Dog from Hell.

Singer Emily Lubitz said two of the songs were inspired by The Great Gatsby. "'Rich Man' is Tom Buchanan and Daisy: super wealthy; they have it all but ... it's empty. 'Light Across the Water' is the beacon at the end of their jetty: the unattainable promise of perfect love."[2]

A number of the songs were written or co-written by Emily Lubitz' partner Harry James Angus.

Reception

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The Age said, "the band have honed their indie-folk offerings to produce their most cohesive work yet. With its simple acoustic palette and intimate arrangements, it's tempting to call this a stripped back album; but where there's less clutter, there's more space, and though there are fewer hooks, there's more finesse."[3]

Rolling Stone Australia said, "there’s a more ambiguous approach, as they frequently aim for deeper, more flexibly interpretable tales that showcase some of the band’s most confident songwriting to date, making for a strikingly assured album".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rich Man"
  • Emily Lubitz
  • Harry James Angus
  • Jesse Lubitz
3.27
2."Cities of Gold"
  • E. Lubitz
  • Angus
3.56
3."Love Is a Dog"E. Lubitz3.18
4."Lucky One"E. Lubitz3.20
5."Cabarita"Angus3.31
6."Fools and Cowboys"E. Lubitz3.36
7."Diary"Angus4.11
8."Hear from Me"
  • E. Lubitz
  • Angus
3.33
9."Light Across the Water"E. Lubitz3.39
10."Ordinary Lives"J. Lubitz3.34
11."Leopards"E. Lubitz4.38

Personnel

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  • Jesse Lubitz – guitar, vocals
  • Emily Lubitz – vocals
  • Alex Burkoy – violin, guitar
  • Harry James Angus – keyboard, guitar, vocals
  • Jules Pascoe – bass
  • Danny Pascoe – drums

References

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  1. ^ "Album Review:Tin Pan Orange Love is a Dog". AAA Backstage. 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ Michael Dwyer. "Tinpan Orange: the spooky art of seduction". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Jessie Cuniffe. "Shortlist album reviews: Wild Feathers, Tinpan Orange, Peter Dasent, Richard Clapton, Magnus". The Age.
  4. ^ Jonny Nail. "First Listen: Tinpan Orange 'Love Is A Dog'". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.