| Love Is a Dog | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tinpan Orange |
| Cover: | Love_is_a_dog_tinpan_orange.jpg |
| Released: | 2016 |
| Studio: | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne; Garden Sound Studios |
| Genre: | Folk |
| Producer: | Tinpan Orange, Harry James Angus |
| Prev Title: | Over the Sun |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
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]
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.
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]