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  • Summary: The eighth release for the Norwegian singer-songwriter features Emmett Kelly of Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Jeremy Gara of Arcade Fire as guests.
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  • Record Label: Rune Grammofon
  • Genre(s): Jazz, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Euro-Pop, Chamber Pop, Ambient Pop, Vocal Jazz
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  1. Mojo
    Jul 27, 2012
    80
    Exquisitely sung, swept over with stormy emotions, Wild Dog's autumnal mysteries are alluring indeed. [Jul 2012, p.85]
  2. Uncut
    Jul 27, 2012
    80
    Beneath the jazz-folk toned melancholia there's a new dramatic intensity. [Jun 2012, p.83]
  3. Jul 27, 2012
    80
    While much of Susanna's reputation may have been built on her skills as an interpreter of other people's songs, Wild Dog is a testament to the subtly haunting power of her own music.
  4. Jul 27, 2012
    70
    If hippie songstresses, piercing sopranos and meandering song craftsmanship are your bag, this album is certainly for you.
  5. Q Magazine
    Jul 27, 2012
    60
    It's sometimes harrowing, sometimes beautiful and quite often both. [Jun 2012, p.105]
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  1. Nov 18, 2014
    4
    This album is called Wild Dog, but it's anything but wild. Most songs are built off of painfully simple piano rhythms and the music rarelyThis album is called Wild Dog, but it's anything but wild. Most songs are built off of painfully simple piano rhythms and the music rarely coalesces into anything interesting. The lyrics can be good at times, but at other times they are just too unimaginative. I do appreciate the atmosphere and feeling of the album, however, and there are a couple of good tracks including my favorite, the first track, Imagine. Expand