This is really one of my favorite bands of all time. I know that sounds a little ridiculous for a band so recent to be in the top rankings but guess what, you're only confused because you never heard these guys.
The Dog has been rocking it for some years now although I was unaware of them until recently finding their critically acclaimed 2005 release "Easy Beat." Their subsequent release, February's "We All Belong" is just as amazing and I'm going to geek out on their newest single "Old Ways."
From the very beginning of the track, just the use of the damper pedal alone is genius. It comes in with a nice amount of flare and crashes only to do what the Dog does best but dynamically drop into a groove of woodblock and harmonies.
The hook is just great, it's memorable, the lyrics are relevant, and it dives right back into the intro for a second or two before going back to the verse which is also awesome as all hell. Then the break where everything drops to the guitars, the tension that the semi-hollow analog tube guitar sounds make when they crash into the Nord keyboard makes this tone geeks goosebumps get boners. If you can't dig on the Dog, you don't dig. Go buy some of their shit.
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yo, you hit the nail on the head. and i do, do-do do, do-do do, do-do do love these guys too.
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