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The Psychedelic Swamp
Rock · 2016 · 13 tracks · 38m

The Psychedelic Swamp

Dr. Dog

A conceptual reimagining of the band's lo-fi origins. Murky, melodic, and filled with glitchy analog textures that feel like a transmission from a humid dream.

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It's like a Dr. Dog greatest hits album that was left out in the rain and then played through a haunted radio.

A whimsical and slightly disorienting trip through a humid, analog dreamscape.

The Psychedelic Swamp · vs · Dr. Dog
Surreal Abstract+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 38m
01
Golden Hind
3:12
02
Dead Record Player
3:31
03
Swampedelic Pop
3:42
04
Bring My Baby Back
3:48
05
Holes in My Back
2:34
06
Fire on My Back
2:37
07
Swamp Descent
1:28
08
Engineer Says
4:09
09
In Love
3:07
10
(Swamp Inflammation)
0:42
11
Badvertise
3:24
12
Good Grief
2:59
13
Swamp Is On
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the murky soundscape of Swamp Descent into the driving, melodic clarity of Engineer Says.
The way Dead Record Player uses rhythmic skipping sounds as a foundational percussion element.
The final explosive psychedelic wash that closes out Swamp Is On, resolving the album's tension.
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