| Ankety Low Day | ||||
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| Released | November 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Dogfish Studios, Newberg, OR Amy Denio's driveway, Seattle, WA | |||
| Genre | Rock in Opposition | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | C/Z | |||
| Tone Dogs chronology | ||||
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Ankety Low Day is the debut studio album by Tone Dogs, released on November 15, 1990, by C/Z.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In writing for Spin , critic Byron Coley compared the band favorably to Fish & Roses, Etron Fou Leloublan and Dos and said "Impossible to peg, elegantly crafted, their music seems soothingly familiar even at the moment your forebrain tells you that something very fucked up is happening." [2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "No Cry" | David Stern | Amy Denio | 6:39 |
| 2. | "Vexed at the Vogue" | Amy Denio | Fred Chalenor | 1:41 |
| 3. | "Carry Me Down" | Amy Denio | 2:01 | |
| 4. | "The Wandering Guru" | Fred Chalenor | 5:27 | |
| 5. | "Secret Crush" | Amy Denio | 4:03 | |
| 6. | "Brave It" | Amy Denio | 4:39 | |
| 7. | "BS Jige/Hade Hade" | Fred Chalenor, Amy Denio | 6:26 | |
| 8. | "Fifth Grade, Brownie Wall" | Amy Denio | Fred Chalenor, Amy Denio, Zeena Parkins | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Poly" | Matt Cameron, Fred Chalenor, Amy Denio | 5:08 |
Adapted from the Ankety Low Day liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1990 | C/Z | CD, LP | CZ016 |
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