{"product_id":"a-giant-dog-neon-bible","title":"A Giant Dog - Neon Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/a-giant-dog\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Giant Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efrontperson Sabrina Ellis writes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eMerge invited us to be part of their [30th anniversary] subscription series. They granted us a budget and said we could cover the entirety of any album we want, since the beginning of time. We debated which album to cover; we were full of ideas. \u003ci\u003eSheer Heart Attack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTapestry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaptain Fantastic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOff the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, such classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eAndrew insisted we take on \u003ci\u003eNeon Bible\u003c\/i\u003e because he believed we could do something cool and unique with it. Throughout the process, we learned that \u003ci\u003eNeon Bible\u003c\/i\u003e is a great album, that Arcade Fire made it with thematic focus and a cohesive sound. These discoveries will certainly influence our next AGD record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eWe found our own groove on each song during two five-hour rehearsals in my living room, then went to studio with Stuart Sikes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eThe themes in the album, of outrage at U.S. leadership in the early 2000s, and a need to escape our social climate, sadly, remain pertinent today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eRecording a cover album, we felt like actors in a movie. Taking someone else’s lines and embodying those emotions, and expressing those ideas through our own selves, made us portals of human expression… and that’s why the album artwork is an open butthole.*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003e* The awesome butthole artwork was conceived by our drummer Danny and made possible by our friend Jennine Turow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739241214263,"sku":"MRG643lp","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739241247031,"sku":"MRG643digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/73cebe754977908e26b5c8244285b42639e6d5da_01d62770fcd382f31ec1f682a3d49efb077547d9_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381979","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/a-giant-dog-neon-bible","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}