Bite, by A Giant Dog

Bite

by A Giant Dog

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Phantom Doodler Chained, but yearning. Epic, yet personal. Haunting, but always, always hopeful. The sci-fi rock opera soundtrack of daring to imagine a future. Favorite track: I Believe.

hehcamp Another AGD for me is alright in my collection. Favorite track: A Daydream.

erakfishfishfish Bite doesn’t quite have the rack us energy of other AGD releases, so it may sound a little subdued at first. However, I’m loving this album more and more with each listen. Favorite track: Watch it Burn.

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1.	Welcome to Avalonia 04:46	buy track
2.	Happiness Awaits Inside 03:15	buy track
3.	I Believe 03:21	buy track
4.	In Destiny 02:44	buy track
5.	Different Than 04:10	buy track
6.	A Daydream 05:06	buy track
7.	Watch Me Sleeping 03:09	buy track
8.	Watch it Burn 04:42	buy track
9.	In Rainbows 03:52	buy track

about

The moment the needle drops on Bite, one’s conception of what an A Giant Dog record sounds like bends like space and time around a starship running at lightspeed.

The biggest point of departure is that Bite is a concept album, concerning characters who find themselves moving in and out of a virtual reality called Avalonia. You’re thrown into it quickly, as a calm, robotic voice says, “Welcome to Avalonia, happiness awaits inside” over a crushing synth line that segues into an opulent string arrangement.

The songs on Bite are full of bombast, at turns calling to mind the spacefaring operatic rock of Electric Light Orchestra and the high drama of an Ennio Morricone film score. The album’s narrative sweep is epic in scope, its characters facing impossible odds and certain doom, existing as comfortably with the sci-fi grandiosity of Thin Lizzy’s Jailbreak as it does with the high fantasy of Dio and Iron Maiden.

credits

released August 25, 2023

Backing Vocals: Maxime Dobosz, Océane Rémy, Emilia Richman, Geena Spigarelli
Strings: Liz À la Ligne, Abraham Quivooij, Graham Low
Keys, Knobs: Shaun Dickerson
Guitar solo on “Different Than”: STW

String arrangements by Brent Baldwin

A GIANT DOG:
Andy Bauer – Guitar
Andrew Cashen – Guitar, Keys, Vox
Daniel Blanchard – Drums, Percussion, Vox, One Guitar Note
Graham Low – Bass
Sabrina Ellis – Vox, Keys

All songs by A Giant Dog

Recorded at LA CUVE STUDIO, Angers (FR)
Engineered by ELLIOT ASCHARD & STW

Mixed by John Congleton
Mastered by Dan Coutant, Sunroom Audio
Produced by A Giant Dog

Acknowledgments: Cher Angers, nous sommes désolés.

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A Giant Dog Austin, Texas

A Giant Dog is raucous ear candy culled from the hook-driven melodies of Slade, the glammy swagger of Marc Bolan, the morbid fantasy of Killer-era Alice Cooper, and the unpredictable wit of Sparks. These songs are by, for, and about the losers, freaks, and outcasts. The lonely. The terminally horny. Boozehounds and party animals. ... more

shows

Jul 24

Cat's Cradle

Carrboro, NC
Aug 10

Knitting Factory - Boise

Boise, ID
Aug 11

Canyons Village

Park City, UT
Aug 16

Belly Up Aspen

Aspen, CO
Sep 10

The Danforth Music Hall

Toronto, ON
Sep 11

Bronson Centre

Ottawa, ON
Sep 14

Théâtre Beanfield

Montreal, QC
Sep 15

Higher Ground

South Burlington, VT
Sep 17

Electric City

Buffalo, NY
Sep 18

Roxian Theatre

Pittsburgh, PA

discography

Bite

Aug 2023
Bone

Jul 2022
Fight

Jul 2022
Suddenly Seymour

Sep 2021
Neon Bible

Aug 2019
Toy

Aug 2017
Pile

May 2016
House

Mar 2010

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