Shame, Shame

Album information

The band hoped to more accurately recreate the energy of their live shows on the album. "We were taking those experience on stage as reference points, rather than shedding them when we go into the studio, which is what we would always do," co-frontman Scott McMicken said. “We chose a batch of songs that are a little darker, or a little bit more heart-on-your-sleeve kind of stuff.”

The album also contains the most emotional lyrical content of the band's career. On Dr. Dog's website, McMicken said of the song "Jackie Wants a Black Eye": “It’s one of the most literal songs that I’ve ever written, and it was important for me because I had been in a bad state for awhile." Toby Leaman, the other frontman, also claims that "Station" is the only song he has ever written about touring and "leaving over and over again." McMicken wrote "Shadow People" in his West Philadelphia apartment. He described the song as a "full-on West Philly diary."

Many of the songs have been in the works for years. In an interview with ACRN.com, McMicken said that "Station" and "Unbearable Why" had been originally recorded for other albums, and "Where'd All the Time Go?" is actually eight years old.

Track listing

All songs written by Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken.

1. "Stranger" - 3:44
2. "Shadow People" (with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys) - 4:13
3. "Station" (Drumming provided by Tommy Bendel) - 3:11
4. "Unbearable Why" (Drumming provided by Gregg Mervine) - 3:13
5. "Where'd All the Time Go?" - 3:55
6. "Later" - 3:09
7. "I Only Wear Blue" - 3:43
8. "Someday" - 3:21
9. "Mirror, Mirror" (Guest vocals by Eliza Jones) - 2:50
10. "Jackie Wants a Black Eye" (Guest vocals by Jackie Jugan and John Balzarin) - 3:05
11. "Shame, Shame" (with Jim James of My Morning Jacket) - 5:16

iTunes/Deluxe Download bonus tracks

1. "It"
2. "What A Strange Day"
3. "Oh Man"
4. "Take Me Into Town"
5. "Black-Red"
6. "Nobody Knows Who You Are"
7. "The Sound"

Personnel

Dr. Dog is: