Dongs of Sevotion

Dongs of Sevotion is the eighth studio album by Smog. It was released on April 3, 2000 in Europe by Domino Recording Company and a day later in North America by Drag City. It peaked at number 28 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[2]

Dongs of Sevotion
Studio album by Smog
Released	April 4, 2000
Genre	Lo-fi indie rock
Length	61:15
Label	Drag City Domino
Producer	Smog
Smog chronology
The Manta Rays of Time (2000) Dongs of Sevotion (2000) Strayed (2000)
Singles from Dongs of Sevotion
"Strayed" Released: July 17, 2000[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	8/10[6]
Pitchfork	9.3/10[7]
Q	[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

NME named it the 27th best album of 2000.[10] Pitchfork placed it at number 10 on its list of the top 20 albums of 2000.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bill Callahan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Justice Aversion"	4:50
2.	"Dress Sexy at My Funeral"	5:30
3.	"Strayed"	6:05
4.	"The Hard Road"	2:47
5.	"Easily Led"	3:00
6.	"Bloodflow"	7:18
7.	"Nineteen"	6:21
8.	"Distance"	7:54
9.	"Devotion"	5:55
10.	"Cold Discovery"	5:56
11.	"Permanent Smile"	5:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar, piano, hammond organ, synthesizer, jaw harp
• Jennifer Collins – backing vocals
• Nicole Evans – backing vocals
• Damian Rogers – backing vocals
• Jeff Parker – guitar
• Matt Lux – bass guitar, upright bass
• Richard Schuler – drums
• John McEntire – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
• Phil Bonnet – recording
• Joe Dilillo – recording
• John Towner – recording

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[2]	28

References

1. "Smog – "Strayed"". Drag City. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
2. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
3. "Reviews for Dongs of Sevotion by Smog". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
4. Phares, Heather. "Dongs of Sevotion – Smog". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
5. Costa, Maddy (April 7, 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion (Domino)". The Guardian.
6. Long, April (March 28, 2000). "Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion". NME. Archived from the original on June 20, 2000. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
7. LeMay, Matt (March 31, 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
8. Fearn, Rob (May 2000). "Smog: Dongs of Sevotion". Q. No. 164. p. 118. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
9. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Smog". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 754–55. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
10. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 2000". NME. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
11. "Top 20 Albums of 2000". Pitchfork. January 1, 2001. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

External links

• Dongs of Sevotion at Discogs (list of releases)