Retro rock is so... now!

Dr. Dog's latest disc, Fate, is in today's world, a pretty quick follow up to 2007's We All Belong. After getting through the first couple tracks of Fate you might think, "wow, this disc sounds just like The Beatles." But then if you listen back to the previous discs you might just say, "Oh yeah, they've always sounded like The Beatles." This is not a bad thing, mind you.

You can probably classify Dr. Dog as an "indie" band that over the course of a handful of albums got a little more pop-oriented and started released higher-fi material. Some fanatics still get worked up by this all-too-familiar trajectory, and fear losing their favorite bands to (gasp!) popularity. Who cares? Provided that your fav band is still pumping out killer tunes, like Dr. Dog is, you should be pumped for them.

This set of 11 tunes is full of hooky melodies, multi-part harmonies and less psychedelics than previous discs. End result is a damn good album that you'll be dying to ask your friends if they've heard. As much as we talk about Dr. Dog borrowing from the 60s and the Beatles playbook, they can still take a recognizable lyric like, "I don't need no doctor/To tear me all apart/I just need you/To my mend my heart," and make it sound like the first rock song about begging a girl to come back. Keep an eye on Dr. Dog and their pending (gasp!) popularity.

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Dr. Dog is currently on tour supporting Fate and will be joined in September by Delta Spirit and Park The Van label mate Seth Kauffman. Kauffman recently released Research, an album that also nods to the 60s… the soul/R&B/funk of the 60s, that is. The production and tunes are both perfectly retro and perfectly unique at the same time. This tour is a not a triple-bill that retro rock fans should plan to miss.

Fri September 5, 2008
Arlington, VA
IOTA Club & Cafe
w/ Delta Spirit

Sat September 6, 2008
Atlanta, GA
The Earl
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kaufman

Sun September 7, 2008
Nashville, TN
3rd and Lindsley
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kaufman

Mon September 8, 2008
Birmingham, AL
Bottle Tree Cafe
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kaufman

Tue September 9, 2008
Hattiesburg, MS
Thirsty Hippo
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kaufman

Thu September 11, 2008
Houston, TX
Walters on Washington
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kauffman

Fri September 12, 2008
Ft. Worth, TX
Lola's
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kauffman

Sat September 13, 2008
Austin, TX
The Parish
w/ Delta Spirit and Seth Kauffman