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Dog Day - Concentration
By Justen Andrews
(09/09/09)
The opening track of Dog Day's full-length, sophomore release, is a hard hitter. The fat guitar chords, monotone vocals and Joy Division rhythm, would make even
the stalest music snob bob their head. Indeed, the single "Happiness" made me do just that, though I couldn't help point at my iTunes screen and scream "Interpol!" at
the same time.
Yet upon second listen- and indeed listening to album in full- I realized I did not have an Interpol copy-cat, but an original rock band that took their nod from
The Smiths and Joy Division- two bands that have been sucked relentlessly by the indie-rock mosquitoes of recent times. There is little blood left to suck out of
these bands, perhaps fating Dog Day to the endless list of indie rockers who will be forever stuck in their time.
I can't deny the craftsmanship behind their art, however. Dreamy 80's synth blends the chunky guitar and hypnotic voices of couple Seth Smith and Nancy Urich into a beautiful
foreign landscape that holds a certain breeze of familiarity due to the heavy 80's influence. The whole of Concentration seems to be an upbeat escapade into this
little world- almost a continuous blur- making the album better experienced as a whole. I won't be throwing individual songs on my rock playlist. This fact may give the album
little replay value for some listeners, but the blurry world of Concentration is definitely one album every rock enthusiast should explore.
Related links:
+ Dog Day (Website)
+ Dog Day (MySpace)
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Justen Andrews is a flesh eating-zombie, currently residing in Thunder Bay. His most memorable zombie days, however, were in the rainy town of Truro, Nova Scotia. He enjoys laying under trees with a mandolin, reading corny westerns, and eating a good sandwich.
