Dogsbody (album) explained

Dogsbody
Type:studio
Artist:Model/Actriz
Cover:File:Cover of Model Actriz's album Dogsbody.png
Genre:
Length:37:52
Label:True Panther Sounds
Producer:
  • Seth Manchester
  • Model/Actriz
Prev Title:No
Prev Year:2017

Dogsbody is the debut studio album by American band Model/Actriz. The album was released on February 24, 2023, through True Panther Sounds.[1]

Background

The album has been recorded since 2021. In an interview with Document Journal, frontman Cole Haden described the album as "Picking up my damn body from all of those times, not knowing what really was meant by all of that suffering… This album is the reason for having experienced all of that."[2] Model/Actriz said that Dogsbody recorded with afar from the atmosphere of previous EPs.[3]

Haden, who is openly gay, said that lyrically he was inspired by the musical Cats because it "filled [him] with sexual vigor and terror."[4] According to Haden, "as a gay person working in a genre that’s not very outwardly gay, the album is very gay. And when people from the queer community are relating to it, that makes me feel proud of the thing that we made."[5]

Critical reception

Jayson Greene of Pitchfork reviewed "Dogsbody is the perfect foil to frontman Cole Haden’s white-hot charisma", and gave it a "Best New Music" designation. John Wohlmacher of Beats Per Minute said, "With Haden’s starkly poetic lyrics and borderline crazed delivery comes a counter-position to the harsh music, creating a unique tension that no other group from the American post-no wave scene generated."

Accolades

PublicationListRank
Exclaim!Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023
PitchforkThe 50 Best Albums of 2023
Rolling StoneThe 100 Best Albums of 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Model/Actriz Announce Debut Album Dogsbody, 2023 Tour Dates. Anderson. Carys. 2023-01-18. Consequence. 2023-09-21.
  2. Web site: Model/Actriz's 'Dogsbody' is an emotional map of New York. Hullander. Megan. 2023-02-24. Document Journal. 2023-09-21.
  3. Web site: BROOKLYN'S MODEL/ACTRIZ TALK UPCOMING SET AT WIDE AWAKE: "I'M EXCITED TO PLAY MUSIC AND MEET PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUBBLE". Jamieson. Sarah. 2023-05-25. DIY. 2023-09-21.
  4. Web site: Ukiomogbe . Juliana . 2021-07-29 . Model/Actriz on Venn Diagrams and the "Sexual Vigor and Terror" of "Cats" . 2023-12-05 . Interview Magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: Cohen . Ian . 2023-04-17 . Model/Actriz’s Purple Reign . Spin.