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Retreat From the Sun by that dog
Retreat From the Sun is an album by that dog, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Never Say Never”, on 2 lists with a best position of #81.
Retreat From the Sun, the third album from Los Angeles band that dog, arrived on April 8, 1997, and it's a sunburst of a record: fuzzy, sugar-rushing guitar pop with a sharp, sardonic bite. The songs are all crushes, grudges and wobbly hearts, sung by Anna Waronker in a sweet, knowing voice over her guitar, with Rachel Haden's bass and harmonies and Tony Maxwell's drums keeping everything buoyant and a little bratty.
Lead single "Never Say Never" is the pick of the litter, a jangly, bittersweet charmer that climbed to number 27 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. The band's earlier records had drawn comparisons to the likes of Redd Kross and Buzzcocks, and the power-pop DNA is all over this one, just shinier. It followed Totally Crushed Out!, and that dog split up the same year, not surfacing again until they reunited in 2011.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Retreat From the Sun on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never | 2 | #81 | – | 1997 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.