Album Review: Tinpan Orange - Love Is A Dog

The ethereal voice of Emily Lubitz once again transfixes on Tinpan Orange's latest Love Is A Dog.

The mesmerising, breathy warble helming the Melbourne three-piece's folk-tinged escapades is the star of their fifth album, but there's some earthy substance beneath the glossy surface, no doubt with partial thanks to co-production by The Cat Empire's Harry James Angus and mixing by Adam Selzer (M Ward, Monsters Of Folk). The distinctly feminine musings in Rich Man are underpinned by moody piano and strings, loaded questions like "Am I old enough to be old?" in Cities Of Gold intrigue and Lucky One's meandering guitar noodles break up the tension.