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How fast-moving the music business is, is easy to demonstrate with the history of "Dogs". In 2004 some guys somewhere in England decided to form a band which they named after the most loyal friend of mankind. Later on they were signed by Island Records and in 2005 they've got 3 singles from their first album in the Uk Charts. 2007 then the next album which gets positive reviews from almost everywhere. It seems the band is on the right way.
But the honest sound of the quintet doesn't really go with the new zeitgeist anymore. Indie-bands like The Klaxons appear on the scene and the scene gets more and more infiltrated by electronic music. It seems that the band is at the crossroads after their drummer and their guitarist leave. The years go by until the release of their new 6-tracks-EP which they can proudly sport.
In the first song "cost of loving" drummer Paul Warren makes pretty clear how ingenious he is. Warren and new guitarist Kevin Iverson produce a crisp rhythm which is the fundament for the familiar & diverse voice of Johnny Cooke. It's reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World (Clarity).
"The Sorry Scene" sparks immediately too. This song is a bit more catchy and delivers the first radio-capable hookline on "We are the dogs".
The band sounds strong and solid which you wouldn't expect given their history. The new musicians help to improve the sound, which sounds well-thought-out but never overcrowded/overloaded.
"the floor fell away" is more dreamy whilst "long walk home" sounds more of post-hardcore a la Disco Ensemble. But both tracks are as sophisticated as the rest of the songs of the EP.
So that's how the band manages it easily to get old and new fans on board and that for a number of reasons: the rhythm, the vocals which are emotional but never drippy, and the interaction of both guitarists, Kevin Iverson responsible for the rhythm and Rikki Mehta, responsible for the sophisticated fiddling and wonderful melodies.
On top of that you've got the great attitude of the boys which is so refreshingly honest that you'd like to meet up for a pint. And while the indie-tronic scene staggers towards its creative collapse, and indie-punk-bands like The Gaslight Anthem finally get their well deserved slice of the success-cake, Dogs couldn't have picked a better time for their comeback.
This confident EP raises hopes for the next Dogs-Album on which the band is eagerly working on at the moment.
Our waiting time till its release couldn't have been more sweetened with "We are the dogs".
Thomas Kasperski
How fast-moving the music business is, is easy to demonstrate with the history of "Dogs". In 2004 some guys somewhere in England decided to form a band which they named after the most loyal friend of mankind. Later on they were signed by Island Records and in 2005 they've got 3 singles from their first album in the Uk Charts. 2007 then the next album which gets positive reviews from almost everywhere. It seems the band is on the right way.
But the honest sound of the quintet doesn't really go with the new zeitgeist anymore. Indie-bands like The Klaxons appear on the scene and the scene gets more and more infiltrated by electronic music. It seems that the band is at the crossroads after their drummer and their guitarist leave. The years go by until the release of their new 6-tracks-EP which they can proudly sport.
In the first song "cost of loving" drummer Paul Warren makes pretty clear how ingenious he is. Warren and new guitarist Kevin Iverson produce a crisp rhythm which is the fundament for the familiar & diverse voice of Johnny Cooke. It's reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World (Clarity).
"The Sorry Scene" sparks immediately too. This song is a bit more catchy and delivers the first radio-capable hookline on "We are the dogs".
The band sounds strong and solid which you wouldn't expect given their history. The new musicians help to improve the sound, which sounds well-thought-out but never overcrowded/overloaded.
"the floor fell away" is more dreamy whilst "long walk home" sounds more of post-hardcore a la Disco Ensemble. But both tracks are as sophisticated as the rest of the songs of the EP.
So that's how the band manages it easily to get old and new fans on board and that for a number of reasons: the rhythm, the vocals which are emotional but never drippy, and the interaction of both guitarists, Kevin Iverson responsible for the rhythm and Rikki Mehta, responsible for the sophisticated fiddling and wonderful melodies.
On top of that you've got the great attitude of the boys which is so refreshingly honest that you'd like to meet up for a pint. And while the indie-tronic scene staggers towards its creative collapse, and indie-punk-bands like The Gaslight Anthem finally get their well deserved slice of the success-cake, Dogs couldn't have picked a better time for their comeback.
This confident EP raises hopes for the next Dogs-Album on which the band is eagerly working on at the moment.
Our waiting time till its release couldn't have been more sweetened with "We are the dogs".
Thomas Kasperski
Really good honest review mate We are the Dogs !
ReplyDeletegreat review,,,great band,,,,,,,,,,great record,this band is going to be massive,,,well done snowhite for getting in first
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