''Critical Equation'' is the tenth album by American
psychedelic rock
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band
Dr. Dog. It was released on April 27, 2018 on the
Thirty Tigers
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History
The company was founded in 2002 by David Macias and Deb Markland and is distributed by The Orchard.
In 20 ...
label.
The album was met with generally favorable reviews, reaching 68 on
Metacritic
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.
Production
After band member Dimitry Manos left the band for other projects and frustrations about how their previous label had handled the release of their previous two albums ''
The Psychedelic Swamp'' and ''
Abandoned Mansion,'' the band decided to change their recording process,
recording exclusively on
16-track analog tape and worked with a new producer, Gus Seyffert, in a new studio, Sargent Recorders, in California in late 2017.
On NPR's ''
Live from Here
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'' percussionist Eric Slick stated “We were either going to break up or make our best record" given the stress of the production process.
Release
The album was made available for streaming on
OPB
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's website on April 23, 2018, 4 days before it was released.
Four tracks were also made available prior to the album's release: "Listening In" was released on January 15, "Go Out Fighting" on February 15, "Buzzing in the Light", on March 15, and "Heart Killer" on April 6.
Track listing
Personnel
Dr. Dog
*Toby Leaman – vocals, bass
*Scott McMicken – vocals, guitar
*Zach Miller – keys
*Frank McElroy – guitar, vocals
*Eric Slick – drums
Production
*Sean Cook –
engineering
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*
Dave Cooley –
mastering
*Leann Cornelius – artwork, design
*Dr. Dog – artwork, design
*Gus Seyffert – engineering,
mixing,
production
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References
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2018 albums
Dr. Dog albums