Tommy (Dosh album)

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Tommy
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Studio album by
Dosh
ReleasedApril 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)[1]
GenrePost-rock, instrumental hip hop[2]
Length43:57
LabelAnticon
Dosh chronology
Wolves and Wishes
(2008) 		Tommy
(2010) 		Milk Money
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Cokemachineglow78/100[6]
Pitchfork6.9/10[7]
PopMatters7/10 stars[8]
The Skinny4/5 stars[9]
URB4/5 stars[10]

Tommy is the fifth solo studio album by American multi-insturmentalist Dosh. It was released on Anticon on April 13, 2010.[1]

Andrew Bird contributed vocals on "Number 41" and "Nevermet".[11] "Airlift" contains a sample of Dosh and his friend covering "Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd.[1] The album is named after and dedicated to Tom Cesario.[1]

Critical reception[]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Zach Cole of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Dosh's focus on Tommy falls on the elegance of the music first and foremost, and the tracks evoke warmth as they evolve in sequence."[10] He added, "Dosh pays particular attention to the delicate balance of the instruments on each track, making sure that no one sound overpowers another."[10] M. R. Newmark of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "This is Dosh taking a step back, slowing down, freaking out a little (check the snarling ending of album finale 'Gare de Lyon'), and making the most personal music of his career."[8]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Martin Dosh, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Subtractions"4:18
2."Yer Face"3:22
3."Number 41" (Dosh, Andrew Bird)3:04
4."Town Mouse"3:09
5."Loud" (Mike Lewis)3:31
6."Airlift"3:58
7."Country Road X" (Dosh, Ryan Francesconi)5:05
8."Call the Kettle"5:38
9."Nevermet" (Dosh, Bird)3:23
10."Gare de Lyon" (Dosh, Andrew Broder, Everest, Bryan Olson)8:29

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Martin Dosh – everything else
  • Mike Lewis – backing vocals (1, 3), saxophone (1, 4, 8), synthesizer (2), piano (3, 5, 6, 7), bass guitar (5, 8, 10), glockenspiel (5)
  • Jeremy Ylvisaker – electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), backing vocals (3), synthesizer (3), slide guitar (8), feedback guitar (10)
  • Ryan Francesconi – accordion (7), guitar (7, 8, 9, 10), bass guitar (7, 9), banjo (10), tambura (10)
  • Mike Sopko – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1)
  • Chris Morrissey – electric bass (1, 4, 6)
  • Todd Sickafoose – acoustic bass (2, 9)
  • Jon Davis – microphone (3), bass sample (3)
  • Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar (3)
  • Andrew Bird – vocals (3, 9), lyrics (3, 9)
  • Bryan Olson – guitar (4)
  • Derek Phillips – drums (4)
  • Freddy Votel – percussion (5, 8, 10)
  • J.T. Bates – cymbal (6)
  • Tim Glenn – prepared piano (7)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tommy". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Segal, Dave (May 6, 2010). "Data Breaker". The Stranger. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tommy by Dosh". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. ^ J. Poet. "Tommy - Dosh". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Gordon, Scott (April 13, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Marsh, Calum (May 8, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 9, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Newmark, M. R. (April 13, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". PopMatters. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Hamilton, Billy (March 29, 2010). "Dosh - Tommy". The Skinny. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Cole, Zach (April 13, 2010). "Dosh – Tommy (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Cosores, Philip (February 25, 2010). "Dosh to blow minds with album, tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

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