Review: "Lullabies for Dogs" by Chase Petra released via Wax Bodega
In 2019 Chase Petra released Liminal, a calm yet direct emo folk record about the first steps of facing yourself. You wouldn’t really feel the gap, however, in the six years since the trio (Hunter Allen, Evan Schaid, Brooke Dickson) has released several singles and three EPs, one of which features new versions of three songs from the debut. While this new record, Lullabies for Dogs, is the debut, it’s the results of six years of growth and development of the band’s current sound. My first experience with lead single “Centrifugal Force” was, in fact, a puzzling one as I had failed to consider how much Chase Petra had been through. With all those releases, as well as an extensive touring schedule, expecting this band to be one step ahead, not ten, was probably on me. At the bottom line this is a Chase Petra song, it has the same sense of rhythm and atmosphere they’ve always incorporated. It’s a bit bolder, a lot more refined, but it is a logical step on the timeline. “A Bug’s Life” follo...