• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2024
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. Record Collector
    Sep 10, 2024
    60
    Woof. is almost overwhelmingly of the moment, yet destined to stick around. [Oct 2024, p.101]
  2. Sep 10, 2024
    60
    WOOF is a lot. Even with the brief breaks, it’s a record that feels like it’s on maximum all the time. Fat Dog’s mantra seems to be maximum volume, attitude, and speed. Fortunately, they are charming and catchy enough to pull it off.
  3. Mojo
    Sep 6, 2024
    60
    As with FWF, it’s hard to discern any redemptive purpose other than the release of darker energies, but on that score Wither’s Suicide-esque pulse, All The Same’s filthy, Decius-style hi-NRG and Running’s synth-bashing rush best hit FD’s target. [Oct 2024, p.86]
  4. Sep 6, 2024
    60
    Forgive Woof, then, for sounding a little trite. Frontman Joe Love has an entertaining, to-the-point lyrical style.
  5. Sep 12, 2024
    57
    Unfortunately, Fat Dog’s debut slumps right in that tepid puddle, weighed down by gimmicks, cheap irony, and unearned mythology. Rather than stoking rapture or rage, it prods with hollow indifference. More a whimper than a woof.

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