Old LP

This is the first album from the band in 22 years, with lead singles "If You Just Didn’t Do It" released in August[2] and the music video for "Just the Way" debuting two days before the album release.[3] Songwriting started in 2012[4] and recording began in 2016 after the band's 2011–2012 tours and was funded in part via Kickstarter.[5] Petra Haden declined to participate in the recordings.[6] The release follows the 2015 single "Mean What I Say", recorded with Andrew Dost. An tape edition was released for Cassette Store Day.[7]

Old LP was met with positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. This release received a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on six reviews.[8] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles gave the album a positive review, concluding, "The music is denser and more intricate, conjuring symphonic grandeur alongside overdriven noise. The jokes are gone; the stakes feel higher. But the band’s underlying moxie hasn’t changed."[5] Nina Corcoran of The A.V. Club included this on a list of the staff's releases they love.[1] The editorial staff at AllMusic Guide gave the release 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Heather Phares writing, "All of the time invested in the album pays off richly: Old LP shows how that dog. has grown into their legacy" and praising the band's diversity.[9] Maura Johnston of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, praising the band's mix of pop sensibilities and rock performance: "Old LP works because its growth doesn’t pander to modern notions of “cool.” But the way the band re-balances the grime-vs.-grandiosity equation with each song demonstrates that when it comes to musical math, the proof matters as much as the outcome."[10] Scott D. Elingburg of Under the Radar gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, calling it, "a steady, hard-won set of songs that unfold after many, compounded listens".[11] For Line of Best Fit, Alex Wisgard gave the album nine out of 10, praising it for expanding the band's sound and writing that, "Old LP is so assured and confident, it’s easy to imagine another two decades of additional back catalogue we simply never heard".[12] In Paste, Ben Salmon gave the album a 7.8 and summed up his review by writing that after they pick up where they left off, "They were—and are—a band that offers a unique voice within their field, and it’s wonderful to have them back".[13]

1. "Your Machine" – 2:58
2. "Just the Way" – 3:41
3. "Bird on a Wire" – 4:28
4. "Drip Drops" – 2:27
5. "If You Just Didn’t Do It" – 3:40
6. "When We Were Young" – 4:18
7. "Alone Again" – 3:01
8. "Down Without a Fight" – 2:54
9. "Never Want to See Your Face Again" – 3:47
10. "Least I Could Do" – 4:27
11. "Old LP" – 4:22

that dog.

• Rachel Haden – bass guitar, vocals
• Tony Maxwell – drums
• Anna Waronker – guitar, vocals

Additional personnel

• Lauren Baba – viola on "Old LP"
• Melia Badalian – French horn on "Old LP"
• Erin Barnes – bass drum on "Old LP"
• Gordon Bash – contrabass on "Old LP"
• Charlotte Caffey
• Paul Cartwright – violin on "Old LP"
• Elizabeth Chorley – violin on "Old LP"
• Rob Covacevich – flute on "Old LP"
• Graham Coxon – guitar on "Never Want to See Your Face Again"
• Andrew Dost
• Brandon Encinas – viola on "Old LP"
• Sean Franz – clarinet on "Old LP"
• Steve Gregoropolous – conductor on "Old LP"
• Tanya Haden
• Leah Harmon – accordion on "Old LP"
• Erik Hughes – trombone on "Old LP"
• Josh Klinghoffer – piano and keyboard on "Never Want to See Your Face Again"
• Petri Korpela – timpani on "Old LP"
• Nate Laguzza – cymbals on "Old LP"
• Danny Levin – flugel horn on "Old LP"
• Luis Mascaro – violin on "Old LP"
• Bianca McClure – violin on "Old LP"
• Steve McDonald – mixing
• Fuzzbee Morse – flute on "Old LP"
• Randy Newman – arrangement on "Old LP"
• Kate Nockels – bassoon on "Old LP"
• Ken Oak – cello on "Old LP"
• Corrine Olsen – viola on "Old LP"
• Neil Rosengarden – French horn on "Old LP"
• Maya Rudolph – vocals
• Jacob Szekely – cello on "Old LP"
• Andres Trujillo – tuba on "Old LP"
• Joey Waronker – drums on "Old LP"
• Kaitlin Wolfberg – violin on "Drop Drops" and "Old LP"
• Chick Wolverton – guitar on "Bird on a Wire"

• List of 2019 albums

• Stream of album with commentary
• Mini-documentary on making the album
• Old LP at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Old LP at Discogs (list of releases)