Runaway Dog

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Runaway Dog
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2020
Genre
Length34:37
Label
  • Counter Intuitive Records
Retirement Party chronology
Somewhat Literate
(2018)
Runaway Dog
(2020)

Runaway Dog is the second album by Chicago rock band Retirement Party, released on May 15, 2020, through Counter Intuitive Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 7/10 [1]
Chicago Tribune 4/4 [2]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [3]

Exclaim!'s Adam Feibel gave the album a positive review, saying it "leaps out of the speakers with booming, upbeat power-pop, and the band makes a way bigger racket than you'd ever expect a trio to be able to make.". [1] The Chicago Tribune gave it a 4/4. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Retirement Party.

No.TitleLength
1."Runaway Dog"4:01
2."Compensation"2:23
3."Old Age"4:46
4."Fire Blanket"3:12
5."No Tide"3:30
6."I Wonder If They Remember You"2:26
7."Ebb"2:40
8."Better Off Now"3:21
9."Afterthought"3:48

Personnel

Retirement Party

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References

  1. 1 2 Feibel, Adam (May 15, 2020). "Retirement Party Pack a Hefty Punch on 'Runaway Dog'". Exclaim! . Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Williams, Kevin (May 15, 2020). "Review: Chicago's Retirement Party amaze with the noisy, blissful "Runaway Dog"". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. "Retirement Party: Runaway Dog". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 February 2021.