Beware of the Dogs

Beware of the Dogs is the debut studio album by Welsh-Australian musician Stella Donnelly. It was released on 8 March 2019 under Secretly Canadian.

Beware of the Dogs
Studio album by
Stella Donnelly
Released8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
Recorded2018 in Fremantle, Western Australia and Athens, GA
Genre
Length42:32
LabelSecretly Canadian
Producer
  • Dean Tuza
  • Jordan Shakespeare
  • Drew Vandenberg
Stella Donnelly chronology
Thrush Metal
(2017)		 Beware of the Dogs
(2019)

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist.[3]

At the J Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[4]

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album won Independent Album of the Year and Best Independent Pop Album or EP.[5]

Background

Donnelly independently released her debut EP, Thrush Metal, in 2017.[6] She was signed to Secretly Canadian in February 2018, while Thrush Metal was re-released by the label that June.[7] One song off of Thrush Metal, "Boys Will Be Boys", was included on Beware of the Dogs.

Track listing

All tracks written by Stella Donnelly. All tracks produced by Dean Tuza, except where noted.[8]

No.TitleProducerLength
1."Old Man" 3:33
2."Mosquito" 3:11
3."Season's Greetings" 2:49
4."Allergies" 2:55
5."Tricks" 4:06
6."Boys Will Be Boys"Jordan Shakespeare4:04
7."Lunch" 3:40
8."Bistro" 2:03
9."Die" 2:54
10."Beware of the Dogs" 3:35
11."U Owe Me"Drew Vandenberg2:40
12."Watching Telly" 4:45
13."Face It" 2:17

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 15
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 21
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 43

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[13]
Metacritic81/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Consequence of SoundB+[2]
Exclaim!9/10[16]
The Guardian[17]
NME[18]
Pitchfork7.6/10[19]
Q[20]
Rolling Stone[1]
Uncut7/10[21]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[22]

Reviewing for Vice, Robert Christgau said the album is, "in plain English and unassuming soprano, a musical encyclopedia of assholes, all male not just because she's female but because assholes generally are."[22]

References
  1. Dolan, Jon (12 March 2019). "Review: Stella Donnelly's Real-Talking Indie-Pop Gem 'Beware of the Dogs'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. Dzubay, Laura (12 March 2019). "Stella Donnelly Takes the World to Task on Beware of the Dogs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. "The J Award 2019". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. Moodie, Claire (28 November 2017). "Cassette tapes making a comeback thanks to young, independent artists". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. Forbes, Matthew (28 February 2018). "Stella Donnelly signs to Secret Canadian; releases video for 'Mechanical Bull'". Outlet Mag. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. Donnelly, Stella (2019). Beware of the Dogs (liner notes). Secretly Canadian.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – Stella Donnelly – Beware of the Dogs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  12. "Independent Albums". Billboard. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  13. "Beware of the Dogs by Stella Donnelly reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. "Beware of the Dogs by Stella Donnelly Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  15. Thomas, Fred. "Beware of the Dogs – Stella Donnelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  16. Garcia, Brad (5 March 2019). "Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  17. Lancaster, Brodie (8 March 2019). "Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs review – sweet-sounding songs with a killer bite". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  18. Mylrea, Hannah (15 March 2019). "Stella Donnelly – 'Beware Of The Dogs' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  19. Horn, Olivia (11 March 2019). "Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  20. Solomon, Kate (May 2019). "Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs". Q (397): 111.
  21. O'Connell, Sharon (April 2019). "Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs". Uncut (263): 28.
  22. Christgau, Robert (6 April 2019). "Robert Christgau on Stella Donnelly's Musical Encyclopedia of Assholes". Vice. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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