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"Abandoned Mansion" is the tenth album by psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog. It was released on November 29, 2016 and is the band’s fifth and final release on the ANTI- record label. The album was produced and engineered by Nathan Sabatino and recorded in 2014 in the band’s Mt. Slippery studio in Clifton Heights, PA.
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If you’re a follower of the Dr. Dog fellows you know that the songs are put into two categories: McMicken songs and Leaman songs. Guitarist Scott McMicken and bassist Toby Leaman take turns stepping up to lead vocal duties. While there’s a consistency among their songs(the songs are put together as a band), their vocals give a unique presence to the tracks. McMicken’s songs have a fragile nature to them; whimsical vocals and wobbly construction give his vocal-inflected tracks a delicate nature. They’re like an antique ornament you take great care in hanging on the Christmas tree. Toby Leaman on the other hand has powerfully soulful pipes that he’s honed into quite the instrument over the course of 10 years+ of writing, recording, and performing.
Dr. Dog have made a record of "meat and potatoes" intentions. There are no experimental fancies or over-produced pop/soul declarations. What Abandoned Mansion is, is simply a record of breezy songs with only one goal: to give our tired ears a much needed refrain from the static and squall.
Reviewed by J Hubner for backseatmafia.com.
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