Tommy (Dosh album)

Tommy is the fifth solo studio album by American multi-insturmentalist Dosh. It was released on Anticon on April 13, 2010.[1]

Tommy
Studio album by Dosh
Released	April 13, 2010[1]
Genre	Post-rock, instrumental hip hop[2]
Length	43:57
Label	Anticon
Dosh chronology
Wolves and Wishes (2008) Tommy (2010) Milk Money (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	A−[5]
Cokemachineglow	78/100[6]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[7]
PopMatters	[8]
The Skinny	[9]
URB	[10]

Andrew Bird contributed vocals on "Number 41" and "Nevermet".[11] "Airlift" contains a sample of Dosh and his friend covering "Run Like Hell" by Pink Floyd.[1] The album is named after and dedicated to Tom Cesario.[1]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Zach Cole of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Dosh's focus on Tommy falls on the elegance of the music first and foremost, and the tracks evoke warmth as they evolve in sequence."[10] He added, "Dosh pays particular attention to the delicate balance of the instruments on each track, making sure that no one sound overpowers another."[10] M. R. Newmark of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "This is Dosh taking a step back, slowing down, freaking out a little (check the snarling ending of album finale 'Gare de Lyon'), and making the most personal music of his career."[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Dosh, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Subtractions"	4:18
2.	"Yer Face"	3:22
3.	"Number 41" (Dosh, Andrew Bird)	3:04
4.	"Town Mouse"	3:09
5.	"Loud" (Mike Lewis)	3:31
6.	"Airlift"	3:58
7.	"Country Road X" (Dosh, Ryan Francesconi)	5:05
8.	"Call the Kettle"	5:38
9.	"Nevermet" (Dosh, Bird)	3:23
10.	"Gare de Lyon" (Dosh, Andrew Broder, Everest, Bryan Olson)	8:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Martin Dosh – everything else
• Mike Lewis – backing vocals (1, 3), saxophone (1, 4, 8), synthesizer (2), piano (3, 5, 6, 7), bass guitar (5, 8, 10), glockenspiel (5)
• Jeremy Ylvisaker – electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), backing vocals (3), synthesizer (3), slide guitar (8), feedback guitar (10)
• Ryan Francesconi – accordion (7), guitar (7, 8, 9, 10), bass guitar (7, 9), banjo (10), tambura (10)
• Mike Sopko – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1)
• Chris Morrissey – electric bass (1, 4, 6)
• Todd Sickafoose – acoustic bass (2, 9)
• Jon Davis – microphone (3), bass sample (3)
• Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar (3)
• Andrew Bird – vocals (3, 9), lyrics (3, 9)
• Bryan Olson – guitar (4)
• Derek Phillips – drums (4)
• Freddy Votel – percussion (5, 8, 10)
• J.T. Bates – cymbal (6)
• Tim Glenn – prepared piano (7)

References

1. "Tommy". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
2. Segal, Dave (May 6, 2010). "Data Breaker". The Stranger. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
3. "Tommy by Dosh". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
4. J. Poet. "Tommy - Dosh". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
5. Gordon, Scott (April 13, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
6. Marsh, Calum (May 8, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
7. Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 9, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
8. Newmark, M. R. (April 13, 2010). "Dosh: Tommy". PopMatters. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
9. Hamilton, Billy (March 29, 2010). "Dosh - Tommy". The Skinny. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
10. Cole, Zach (April 13, 2010). "Dosh – Tommy (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
11. Cosores, Philip (February 25, 2010). "Dosh to blow minds with album, tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 1, 2018.

Further reading

• Kelly, Jennifer (April 14, 2010). "People Said It Was Impossible: An Interview with Dosh". PopMatters.

External links

• Tommy at Discogs (list of releases)