Dogsbody (album)

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Dogsbody
Cover of Model Actriz's album Dogsbody.png
Studio album by
Model/Actriz
Released24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)
StudioMachines with Magnets (Pawtucket)
Genre Noise rock [1]
Length37:52
Label True Panther
Producer
  • Seth Manchester
  • Model/Actriz
Model/Actriz chronology
No
(2017)		Dogsbody
(2023)		 Pirouette
(2025)
Singles from Dogsbody
  1. "Mosquito"
    Released: November 2, 2022
  2. "Crossing Guard"
    Released: January 17, 2023
  3. "Amaranth"
    Released: February 1, 2023

Dogsbody is the debut studio album by American band Model/Actriz. The album was released on February 24, 2023, through True Panther Sounds. [2]

Contents

Background

The album has been recorded since 2021. [1] In an interview with Document Journal, frontman Cole Haden described it as "picking up my damn body from all of those times, not knowing what really was meant by all of that suffering… This album is the reason for having experienced all of that." [3] Model/Actriz said that Dogsbody recorded with afar from the atmosphere of previous EPs. [4]

Haden, who is openly gay, said that the lyrics were in part inspired by the musical Cats because it "filled [him] with sexual vigor and terror." [5] According to Haden, "as a gay person working in a genre that’s not very outwardly gay, the album is very gay. And when people from the queer community are relating to it, that makes me feel proud of the thing that we made." [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 85% [7]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [1]
Sputnikmusic2.8/5 [8]

Jayson Greene of Pitchfork reviewed "Dogsbody is the perfect foil to frontman Cole Haden’s white-hot charisma", and gave it a "Best New Music" designation. [1] John Wohlmacher of Beats Per Minute said, "With Haden’s starkly poetic lyrics and borderline crazed delivery comes a counter-position to the harsh music, creating a unique tension that no other group from the American post-no wave scene generated." [7] Dogsbody won "Best Heavy Record" at the 2024 Libera Awards. [9]

Accolades

PublicationListRankRef.
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023
23
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2023
33
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Albums of 2023
31

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cole Haden; all music is composed by Model/Actriz.

Dogsbody track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Donkey Show"3:10
2."Mosquito"3:12
3."Crossing Guard"4:44
4."Slate"3:23
5."Divers"4:00
6."Amaranth"3:37
7."Pure Mode"3:07
8."Maria"3:26
9."Sleepless"5:49
10."Sun In"3:24

Personnel

Model/Actriz

Additional contributors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Greene, Jayson (September 21, 2023). "Model/Actriz - Dogsbody". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Carys (January 18, 2023). "Model/Actriz Announce Debut Album Dogsbody, 2023 Tour Dates". Consequence . Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hullander, Megan (February 24, 2023). "Model/Actriz's 'Dogsbody' is an emotional map of New York". Document Journal. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jamieson, Sarah (May 25, 2023). "BROOKLYN'S MODEL/ACTRIZ TALK UPCOMING SET AT WIDE AWAKE: "I'M EXCITED TO PLAY MUSIC AND MEET PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUBBLE"". DIY . Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ukiomogbe, Juliana (July 29, 2021). "Model/Actriz on Venn Diagrams and the "Sexual Vigor and Terror" of "Cats"". Interview Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Ian (April 17, 2023). "Model/Actriz's Purple Reign". Spin .
  7. 1 2 Wohlmacher, John (March 14, 2023). "ALBUM REVIEW: MODEL/ACTRIZ – DOGSBODY". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Review: Model/Actriz - Dogsbody". Sputnikmusic. September 22, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2024 Libera Awards Winners". Libera Awards. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (December 5, 2023). "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of 2023". Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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