• Record Label: Throttle
  • Release Date: May 26, 2023
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. May 30, 2023
    80
    Clark’s falsetto, reminiscent of Caribou’s Dan Snaith or executive producer Thom Yorke, is used carefully as a texture that neither distracts nor dominates, counterbalancing the occasionally abrasive electronics.
  2. Mojo
    May 26, 2023
    80
    Sus Dog is the sound of Clark finding his voice in more ways than one. [Jun 2023, p.95]
  3. May 26, 2023
    80
    After several years' worth of darker and more obviously thematic work like Playground in a Lake, Kiri Variations, and Daniel Isn't Real, it makes sense that he'd want to make something more eclectic and exploratory, and Sus Dog's exhilarating creativity is a testament to trusting the process.
  4. May 31, 2023
    77
    Sus Dog is warm and immediately gratifying, offering the musician’s fragile falsetto as a graceful counterpoint to his intricate and sometimes breakneck production.
  5. Uncut
    May 26, 2023
    70
    While there's a groovy sweetness at work in "Clutch Pearlers", and "Bully" is anything but - a woozy, neon-pastel comforter with a head-nodding pulse. [Jun 2023, p.25]
  6. May 26, 2023
    50
    Chris Clark’s Sus Dog tries on a number of stylistic tics—from stuttering electronics to eerie vocals—that recall those of its executive producer, Thom Yorke, but rarely finds a means of organically incorporating them into the IDM veteran’s bass-heavy sound.
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  1. Aug 3, 2023
    8
    Clark's vocals are a welcome layer to the electronic soundscape, adding an unexpected warmth throughout. It feels like he's going in aClark's vocals are a welcome layer to the electronic soundscape, adding an unexpected warmth throughout. It feels like he's going in a different direction, but the hallmarks of his sound are intact. Icy bursts of synths, chimes and earthy bass add color to tracks swelling with emotion. Full Review »