that dog. - Retreat from the Sun
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Canadian Music Store Music CD CoverArtist: that dog.Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1997-04-08 Music Label: Geffen Records Soundtracks:
Free Music Notes for Retreat from the SunFree Music Review: One of the Most Underappreciated Albums of the 90'sThe 90's gave us a lot of great power pop. For starters, there was Matthew Sweet and Weezer first two abums. But that dog.'s Retreat From the Sun is one of the decades most underappreciated albums, period. It was so underappreciated that the band actually broke up after their major label, DGC (home of a ton of big alt-rock bands in the day), didn't really support the album at all. And it's a damn shame. After two earlier albums that were filled with decent-but-overly-saccharine pop-rock, the band got it so, so right on this one. 13 songs in just over 45 minutes, each one of them a big, beautiful, insanely catchy slice of rocking, hook-filled awesomeness. Lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Anna Waronker puts exactly the right amount of crunch in these songs, giving her band some real muscle whenever it's needed. Drummer Tony Maxwell pounds his way through the rockers, with nicely-timed fills all over the place; meanwhile, he backs off on the small handful of slower songs. And then there are the sisters Haden. Bassist Rachel and violinist Petra augment Waronker's vocals with their own beautiful, often complex harmonies and other backing vocals. Along with the rather unique sound of a full-time violin, it gives the whole album a lush undertone. The end result is something pretty amazing. From the rocking "Never Say Never" and "Gagged and Tied" to the more gentle "Until the Day I Die," there isn't a bad song on the album.
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