Love Is a Dog explained

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]

Details

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

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]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AAA Backstage . Album Review:Tin Pan Orange Love is a Dog. 11 April 2016.
  2. News: Sydney Morning Herald . Tinpan Orange: the spooky art of seduction. Michael Dwyer .
  3. News: The Age . Shortlist album reviews: Wild Feathers, Tinpan Orange, Peter Dasent, Richard Clapton, Magnus. Jessie Cuniffe .
  4. Rolling Stone Australia . First Listen: Tinpan Orange 'Love Is A Dog'. Jonny Nail . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182733/http://rollingstoneaus.com/music/post/first-listen-tinpan-orange-love-is-a-dog/3517. 1 December 2017.