Biography
Slaughter Beach, Dog is the project of Jake Ewald, formerly one of the lead vocalists of the Philadelphia band Modern Baseball. Formed in 2014 as a solo outlet, it became a full band after Modern Baseball went on hiatus, and it is named after Slaughter Beach, Delaware.[6] Its albums include Welcome (2016), Birdie (2017), Safe and Also No Fear (2019), At the Moonbase (2020) and Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling (2023).[6] Ewald has described writing lyrics first and drawing on novelists and poets as influences.[4]
References
- Stereogum: Slaughter Beach, Dog, "Acolyte" — Single announcement and reading of the song as waiting to be seen as grown up; release timing of Birdie
- Vice (Noisey): Slaughter Beach, Dog's "Acolyte" Is Pretty Much the Perfect Love Song — Love song reading, instrumentation, demo history and Ewald background
- Exclaim!: Slaughter Beach, Dog, Birdie review — Critical reading of Birdie's fictional town, themes and impressionistic storytelling
- Port Magazine: Catching up with Jake Ewald — Ewald on his lyric-first writing method, reading influences and Birdie's recording setup
- Stereogum: Stream Slaughter Beach, Dog's Birdie — Album context: folk turn, pedal steel, wistful storytelling, Lame-O release
- Wikipedia: Slaughter Beach, Dog — Band formation, name and discography