{"product_id":"shame-shame-3","title":"Shame, Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere was this feeling inside me going into making this record that we'd never made an album before, says guitarist\/vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eScott McMicken\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem\u003eDr. Dog's Shame, Shame\u003c\/em\u003e, their Anti- debut, originally released in 2010, and the first album made outside the safe confines of their home studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving evolved from a band whose primary creative outlet was the album-making process into one that favored the energy of their live performances, they knew they wanted to document the new dynamic they had developed on the road. Producer \u003cstrong\u003eRob Schnapf\u003c\/strong\u003e (Beck, Elliott Smith) was brought in to help peel back the intricate arrangements of last album Fate to reveal the raw immediacy of a tight five-man unit honing their craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Dog\u003c\/em\u003e has created a song cycle of doubt and despair, bookended with the woozily swirling harmonies of Leaman's lonely opener \"\u003cem\u003eStranger\u003c\/em\u003e\" and the harsh self-critique of the title track, a gnarled admission that sometimes it's best to admit your mistakes and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir most openly autobiographical release, ranging from \u003cstrong\u003eMcMicken\u003c\/strong\u003e's exploration of West Philly underlife in \"\u003cem\u003eShadow People\u003c\/em\u003e\" to his account of two soul-bearing late night conversations in \"\u003cem\u003eJackie Wants a Black Eye\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \u003cem\u003eShame, Shame\u003c\/em\u003e is an album whose dark themes are soothed by bright harmonies, taut guitar riffs, and soaring melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epitaph","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50483549307211,"sku":"2018220","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_ace445d9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727569289","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/shame-shame-3","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}