B-Room (Deluxe Edition)

Dr. Dog sound warm and soulful as they ease into *B-Room* with “The Truth”—a gentle, classic pop tune with ringing bells and soft organ. That warmth permeates the record on more rollicking tracks too, like the tambourine-shakin’ rave-up “Distant Light” or the raw and wild “Rock & Roll.” “Twilight,” with its bright autoharp, dives deep into the spacier side of the band’s psychedelia; “Nellie” is a grand, folky finale that offers a sweet group sing-along.

Dr. Dog attempted a complete overhaul for their seventh full-length, B-Room. The Philadelphia rock band started from the ground up, building a new studio and living quarters and, for the first time, they tracked everything live.

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