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Jan 21, 2014Just as pretty but more purposeful than Jones' previous output, Tranquilizers makes good on the promise of Dog Bite's debut and then some.
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Jan 21, 2014Tranquilizers is an album that’s entrancing enough to survive its occasional foray into the lacklustre, and definitely one to cue up when the sky gets a little bit bluer.
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Feb 3, 2014Phil Jones (aka Dog Bite) operates in a hazy field where shoegaze and '80s goth intersect.
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Jan 23, 2014Tranquilizers is by no means a perfect record, but it is a record which shows that this is a band who have finally got the balance needed in their sound to create something arresting and fun.
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Mar 7, 2014Many of the songs indistinguishably work together to guard from it, making the album as a whole feel like one long, subdued tranquilized state.
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Feb 14, 2014If you’re already a fan of 80s alt.pop, or modern shoegaze, then give this album a go; it’s by no means a bad album after all (despite my gripes). But if you’re not a fan this is unlikely to turn you, and may just make you yearn for some music with a bit more bight.
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Jan 27, 2014Tranquilizers is a fitting companion piece to Velvet Change, providing two ends of the spectrum that Jones has found himself in. His evident comfort with this material is encouraging, but it’s clear that there’s still room to progress for Dog Bite.
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Jan 21, 2014Despite a few obvious highlights and stuff worthy of mention, you’ve heard this all before and, unfortunately, done a whole lot better.
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Jan 21, 2014The truth is Tranquillisers has no teeth; being neither truly reprehensible nor in the slightest bit memorable.
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Jan 27, 2014If a little more time been spent focusing on the increased R&B influence, Tranquilizers could've been the rejuvenation chillwave deserves.
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Feb 11, 2014Tranquilzers does very little to reinvigorate or recontextualize chillwave or shoegaze and does even less to signify innovation on its own terms.