B-Room

B-Room
Studio album by Dr. Dog
Released	October 1, 2013
Genre	Indie rock, Blues rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Length	47:42
Label	ANTI-
Dr. Dog chronology
Be The Void (2012) B-Room (2013) The Psychedelic Swamp (2016)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Clash	3/10[4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
Exclaim!	6/10[6]
Filter	81%[7]
Paste	(7.7/10)[8]
Pitchfork Media	(5.4/10)[9]
Popmatters	7/10[10]
Under the Radar	7/10[11]

B-Room is the eighth album by psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog. It was released on October 1, 2013.^[12] It is the band's third release on the ANTI- record label, and the first album they recorded in their newly built studio. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Nathan Sabatino. The album reached No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 200^[13]

Album info

According to Spin, the new record was a much more collaborative process, as the band “worked together from scratch, mimicking the manner in which they built their studio.”

Dr. Dog released the first track from the album - "The Truth" - on July 22, 2013.

Dr. Dog released the second track from the album - "Broken Heart" - on August 26, 2013.

Dr. Dog released the eleventh track from the album - "Love" - on September 17, 2013.

Dr. Dog made all of B-Room available for streaming on Rolling Stone's website^[14] as well as Pandora Radio Premieres on September 24, 2013.^[15]

Track listing

1. The Truth - 4:26
2. Broken Heart - 3:37
3. Minding the Usher - 3:27
4. Distant Light - 3:24
5. Phenomenon - 3:55
6. Too Weak to Ramble - 3:57
7. Long Way Down - 3:52
8. Cuckoo - 4:05
9. Twilight - 3:35
10. Rock & Roll - 3:08
11. Love - 3:42
12. Nellie - 3:38

iTunes/Deluxe Download bonus tracks

1. Mt. Slippery - 1:48
2. Can't Remember - 3:54
3. Humble Passenger - 6:36

Personnel

Dr. Dog

• Toby "Old Tober" Leaman - vocals, bass, guitar
• Scott "Mickenz" McMicken - vocals, guitar, bass, Casio, banjo, percussion, autoharp, samples
• Frank "Fx Mackanoid" McElroy - guitar, vocals
• Zach "Z.U." Miller - keyboards, piano, vocals, air organ, guitar
• Eric "Slick" Slick - drums, percussion, marimba, synth, saxophone, samples
• Dimitri "Gasoline Monster" Manos - percussion, marimba, drums, effects, samples, autoharp

References

1. "B-Room – Dr. Dog". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
2. Heaney, Gregory (2012-09-29). "B-Room - Dr. Dog : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
3. Bernstein, Jonathan (September 27, 2013). "Dr. Dog: B-Room". American Songwriter. ForASong Media, LLC. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
4. James, Gareth (November 11, 2013). "Dr Dog – B-Room". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
5. Bray, Ryan (September 30, 2013). "Album Review: Dr. Dog - B Room". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
6. Schneider, Jason (September 30, 2013). "=Dr Dog – B-Room". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
7. MacKinnel, Kyle (October 2, 2013). "Dr. Dog B-Room – ANTI". Filter. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
8. Brown, Harley (October 1, 2013). "Album Review: Dr. Dog - B Room". Paste Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
9. Brown, Harley (September 30, 2013). "Dr. Dog: B Room". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
10. E. Lee, Raymond (October 24, 2013). "Dr. Dog: B-Room". Popmatters. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
11. Sills, Danielle (October 3, 2013). "Dr. Dog: B-Room (ANTI–)". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
12. SPIN, spin.com, retrieved on 07-22-2013
13. "Dr. Dog Billboard chart history.". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
14. Rolling Stone, rollingstone.com, retrieved on 09-26-2013
15. Pandora, pandora.com, retrieved on 07-22-2013

External links

• Dr. Dog, "The Truth" by SPIN.