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Toby Leaman (Tables) on finger bass, vocals

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  • Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: September 12, 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: EP
  • Label: Park the Van Records
  • ASIN: B000H5TVLM
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Philadelphia's psychedelic tradition extends from Bardo Pond to Sun Ra, and Dr. Dog add a swampy impermeability and White Album fixation to that signature sound." - SPIN

"Sure to attract a rabid cult of indie rock fans." - NEW YORK TIMES

"Last year was a pretty good one for Philadelphia's Dr. Dog: an opening slot on two My Morning Jacket tours and a glowing profile in the New York Times ... with a mix of Philly blue-eyed soul harmonies, Supertramp-strength hooks, and Neutral Milk Hotel's sense of balance, Easy Beat bears the mark of genius-it all sounds effortless." - TIME OUT NEW YORK "Guaranteed to charm indie-poppers and graying hippies alike." - Magnet "Lush Pet Sounds-y production made with a budget and some intangibles that bring it more in line with early Elliott Smith." - CMJ

Dr. Dog has been creating music in various incarnations in their hometown of Philadelphia for nearly four years now. Starting with their humble first release The Psychedelic Swamp, a concept album realized in the damp ruin of a flooded basement, through to the recently recorded Easy Beat, which finds the band much more lyrically and musically complex. Most recently, the band has compiled Takers and Leavers, a dramatic step up in terms of production and fidelity, and a grand preview to the LP in stores early 2007. Although Dr. Dog has as many as twenty honorary "members" who have assisted in various capacities throughout the years, the core of the collective consists of five musicians all from various musical backgrounds. Imagine the Beach Boys, Beatles, Tom Waits, David Bowie, and Neil Young as acknowledged influences that have been interpreted through they eyes of Pavement, Palace Brothers, R. Stevie Moore, or Roy Wood. Still with us?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lennon-eatlesesque, August 27, 2009
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I'd say they have more of a pronounced John Lennon influence-even more than Beatles sound, although you can't really separate the two. Just discovered them today via Pandora on my Radar Bros playlist.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Strong Release, Strong Band, December 6, 2006
When describing the sound of Dr. Dog, names like the Beatles and the Beach Boys tend to get thrown around. While these influences are evident, such descriptions don't really do this band justice. I know what you're thinking. How could comparisons to the greats not do a band justice? Well, you'll just have to take my word for it. It doesn't work. I could toss around all kinds of other names like My Morning Jacket and Of Montreal, or pigeonholing adjectives like Blues-Rock, Indie-Pop and so on. The magic of Dr. Dog is that they manage to sound like all of these things while not actually sounding like any of these things. Sure, the vocal harmonies may allude to "Pet Sounds" and the quasi-psychedelic blues rock may bring to mind Abbey Road, but the whole is synergetic; greater than the sum of it's parts.

The only thing keeping me from awarding five stars is the production. It doesn't really capture the manic energy of their live performances. Yes, this is truely a progression from their earlier releases, but it could benefit from an injection of their live energy.
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