Totally Crushed Out! by that dog

Totally Crushed Out!, the second album from Los Angeles band that dog., came out on DGC on July 18, 1995, and it's a whole record about having it bad: puppy love, limerence and helpless infatuation, played with a wink and a lot of heart. Anna Waronker sings and plays guitar, Rachel Haden plays bass and Petra Haden plays violin, the two sisters stacking their voices into sweet, slightly sour harmonies, and Tony Maxwell drums like he's late for a date.

The single was "He's Kissing Christian", with a video directed by Frank Sacramento, and the album also holds the band's longest song, "Rockstar", which runs well past seven minutes. It's power pop with a punk sting, the kind of thing that got them compared with Redd Kross and Buzzcocks.

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