Slaughter Beach, Dog's new album finds Jacob Ewald hitting his songwriting stride. A decade into steadily releasing records through Slaughter Beach, Dog, and Modern Baseball, Ewald spent hundreds of hours over the past few years listening purposefully, diving deep into the worlds of Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Neil Young, and many other 'classic guys' that he hadn't spent ample time with. Ewald also spent a similar amount of hours meticulously assembling...