Love Is a Dog | ||||
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Studio album by Tinpan Orange | ||||
Released | 2016 | |||
Studio | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne; Garden Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Producer | Tinpan Orange, Harry James Angus | |||
Tinpan Orange chronology | ||||
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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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rich Man" |
| 3.27 |
2. | "Cities of Gold" |
| 3.56 |
3. | "Love Is a Dog" | E. Lubitz | 3.18 |
4. | "Lucky One" | E. Lubitz | 3.20 |
5. | "Cabarita" | Angus | 3.31 |
6. | "Fools and Cowboys" | E. Lubitz | 3.36 |
7. | "Diary" | Angus | 4.11 |
8. | "Hear from Me" |
| 3.33 |
9. | "Light Across the Water" | E. Lubitz | 3.39 |
10. | "Ordinary Lives" | J. Lubitz | 3.34 |
11. | "Leopards" | E. Lubitz | 4.38 |
Love Is a Dog | ||||
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Studio album by Tinpan Orange | ||||
Released | 2016 | |||
Studio | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne; Garden Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Producer | Tinpan Orange, Harry James Angus | |||
Tinpan Orange chronology | ||||
|
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Rich Man" |
| 3.27 |
2. | "Cities of Gold" |
| 3.56 |
3. | "Love Is a Dog" | E. Lubitz | 3.18 |
4. | "Lucky One" | E. Lubitz | 3.20 |
5. | "Cabarita" | Angus | 3.31 |
6. | "Fools and Cowboys" | E. Lubitz | 3.36 |
7. | "Diary" | Angus | 4.11 |
8. | "Hear from Me" |
| 3.33 |
9. | "Light Across the Water" | E. Lubitz | 3.39 |
10. | "Ordinary Lives" | J. Lubitz | 3.34 |
11. | "Leopards" | E. Lubitz | 4.38 |