Bark Your Head Off, Dog
by Hop Along
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. vickyleax
    Apr 7, 2018
    6
    Compared to their previous album, there are much fewer climax moments, when Frances goes screaming with her powerful voice. Guitars are calmer too. That's kinda surprising, considering this record is called "Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Don't feel any barking here.

    I get that they're developing their sound, but I think they took the wrong turn. The uniqueness of this band is gone. Count me    Compared to their previous album, there are much fewer climax moments, when Frances goes screaming with her powerful voice. Guitars are calmer too. That's kinda surprising, considering this record is called "Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Don't feel any barking here.

    I get that they're developing their sound, but I think they took the wrong turn. The uniqueness of this band is gone. Count me disappointed.    … Expand
  2. fwtll636
    May 20, 2018
    7
    Perhaps a step backwards compared to Hop Along's incredible 2015 album 'Painted Shut', this new release is a bit more palatable but not as euphoric.

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. No Ripcord
    May 22, 2018
    70
    Through her fictitious accounts, the band follows with a harmonious balance of dissonant transitions. Other times, their song structures are more conventional, even if they take on a few grinding solos and lush string accompaniments. It makes for a sometimes confounding if indecisive listen, but Quinlan's passionate eye for detail hasn't withered in the slightest.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 16, 2018
    90
    Stepping away from the noise and taking an evermore artful approach to heartfelt pop is a bold, brilliantly smart move and on Bark Your Head Off, Dog the results are borderline magical.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 9, 2018
    98
    Bark Your Head Off, Dog continues the Hop Along tradition insofar as it is sharp, well-produced indie rock accompanying Quinlan's bold lyrical earnestness. This is the band's hallmark sound, so loyalists can rejoice. What is different this time around, however, are broader and more grandiose instrumentation.
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