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Dogs
Dirty Little Shop Weekender Records

Article written by Ged M - May 22, 2007

I�ve always had a soft spot for Dogs; while most of the East London post-Libertines scene bands ended up caked on Poptones� pants or back in Burger King, Dogs pissed up a different lamppost. That was partly luck, mostly talent: they released some great, anthemic singles on Island and they�ve managed to keep it up now they�re back on an indie label (one day there�ll be a Dogs� singles collection and it will be mighty).

�Dirty Little Shop� is gritty, earthy power-pop with a fierce chorus and some coruscating lyrics, sung in Johnnie Cooke�s best Weller-wail: �the coldest place in the betting shop is by the litter bin � you lost the lot�. If you like that (and you will), the second track �Trouble with Honesty� is even better. An overlooked A-side, it�s a song full of anticipation in the verses that builds up to a magnificent chorus. There are two great songs here on just one single: that�s more than the Paddingtons wrote in a whole career! Dogs are The Bollocks.

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