{"id":7010,"date":"2012-10-09T10:21:34","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T09:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7010"},"modified":"2012-10-10T00:19:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T23:19:20","slug":"dog-is-dead-album-launch-at-the-boat-club-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusic.org.uk\/wordpress\/dog-is-dead-album-launch-at-the-boat-club-review\/","title":{"rendered":"DOG IS DEAD Album Launch at The Boat Club Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I write this, I am on a train back to Leeds on a coach with a decidedly questionable smell and worryingly sticky floor. However this does not dampen my mood. Last night, I was one of the lucky few who got to see DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong> perform their brand-spanking new album \u2018All Our Favourite Stories<\/em>\u2019 in it\u2019s entirety at Nottingham\u2019s Boat Club.<\/strong> Probably the last time it\u2019ll be possible to catch the quintet at such an intimate venue, the band exceeded every expectation possible with their performance, taking the audience from soaring highs to spine-tingling lows.
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\nWalking on to roaring chants of \u2018DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong>\u2019, the boys are seemingly unfazed by the packed-out venue and launch straight into their set. Kicking off with the surprisingly laid-back \u2018Get Low<\/em>\u2019, DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong> still manage to get the crowd pumped, each sombre drum beat being met by the audience\u2019s clapping hands. The performance is tight and the harmonies tighter as the band meld seamlessly into second track \u2018Do the Right Thing<\/em>\u2019. With melodious guitar and a stick-in-your-head-like-super-glue chorus, \u2018Do The Right Thing<\/em>\u2019 has radio playlist written all over it, it\u2019s refrain screamed back to them by an already eager crowd. By song number three \u2018Teenage Daughter<\/em>\u2019, DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong> already have the audience in the palm of their hands. Undoubtedly a highlight of the album, the harmonies of the refrain \u2018I get used to it<\/em>\u2019 bounce gloriously from wall to wall, filling the room with each euphoric \u2018a-ah\u2019. Latest single \u2018Talk Through The Night<\/em>\u2019 lifts the mood even further, the bright and catchy chorus sang with impassioned vocals and is overall completely endearing. One of the band\u2019s earlier tracks, \u2018River Jordan<\/em>\u2019 follows. Slightly darker in it\u2019s atmosphere, it is none the less lapped up fervently by the audience. Despite a slight delay when an overly enthusiastic fan jumps on stage (although he is quickly ‘reacquainted’ with the crowd courtesy of the bands tour manager, appropriately nick named ‘The Sheriff’) , \u2018Two Devils<\/em>\u2019 proves to be another standout. Clearly a favourite amongst fans, the pit is well and truly going by the time Rob Milton reaches the climatic line \u2018If we don\u2019t stop now we\u2019ll be dead by summer\u2019<\/em>. \u2018Hands Down<\/em>\u2019 highlights what these guys do best; indie pop alight with choral harmonies. Despite being eight songs in, the vocals are faultless and tighter than Trev\u2019s curls. Chants of \u2018Nottingham\u2019 fill the gaps between tracks seven and eight and DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong> embrace them. The local fans have come to show their support as they release their debut, and this is no more evident than it is going into their anthem \u2018Glockenspiel Song\u2019<\/em>. Big sax riffs, heavy hooks and THAT chorus make it impossible to stand still and audience members are looking sweatier and sweatier. ‘Heal It’<\/em> starts lightly before building to a massive, string-back refrain, and the band end on the electro-ballad \u2018Any Movement<\/em>\u2019, the final line \u2018Lonely riders with our hearts on fire<\/em>\u2019 resonating throughout the room. You can see a unique version of this track recorded at Wollaton Hall HERE<\/a>.
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\nDespite the best intentions of a crowd hungry for more, DOG IS DEAD<\/a><\/strong> finish the set on a triumphant high. As they finally disperse, I hear appreciative murmurs throughout, and from a set that mind-blowing it’s no wonder why. An incredible night that showcased one of Nottingham\u2019s finest bands, it is unquestionably worth the grim train journey back.
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\nYours in Love of New Music,
\nMaddie Hammond X
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\nPs. I’m sorry for throwing my wine over you, Rob.
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\n#spreadthelove<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I write this, I am on a train back to Leeds on a coach with a decidedly questionable smell and worryingly sticky floor. However this does not dampen my mood. Last night, I was one of the lucky few who got to see DOG IS DEAD perform their brand-spanking new album \u2018All Our Favourite…<\/p>\n

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