Album · Dr. Dog
Be the Void by Dr. Dog
Be the Void is an album by Dr. Dog, released in 2012. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “That Old Black Hole”, on 13 lists with a best position of #21.
Be the Void, Dr. Dog's seventh album, came out on Anti- on February 7, 2012, their second for the label after leaving Park the Van. The Philadelphia band co-produced it with Nathan Sabatino, and it's the follow-up to Shame, Shame.
At the heart of it are Toby Leaman on bass and Scott McMicken on guitar, who share the lead vocals, with everybody piling on the harmonies. What you get is indie rock that wears its love of Big Star, the Beach Boys and the Beatles right on its sleeve, but with a lived-in, ramshackle warmth. "That Old Black Hole" is the one the countdowns latched onto, a woozy, cosmic stomp, and "Lonesome" and "Do the Trick" got a run as well. Early Dr. Dog records had a lo-fi scruff to them; this one is cleaner, but it still sounds like a party in somebody's basement.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Be the Void on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Old Black Hole | 13 | #21 | – | 2012–2024 | |
| 2 | Lonesome | 5 | #53 | – | 2012–2016 | |
| 3 | Do The Trick | 2 | #664 | – | 2012–2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.