Giving an animal a human persona is one of the most common things pet owners do. They become members for their family and become larger than life to the humans who take care of them. For singer-songwriter Charlie Parr's album Dog, released in September of last year, he took this idea to a whole new level. During the writing for his last album, Parr began to experience the resurgence of the depression he's had since he was young. As he wrote about his depression the focus shifted from an autobiographical nature to him writing from the prospective of a dog.
In an interview with The Current's Andrea Swenson about the song "Dog," Parr spoke about his depression and how said, "In the beginning, the song wasn't about a dog. It was about depression. As I worked the song it became to be more about a dog." Parr used his own dog Ruben and a stray who lived outside of a friends house as models for the song.
The music video for "Dog" features a woman and her dog companion, a chocolate lab named Sophia. The dog is missing and most of the video's plot follows the original owner looking for the dog. However, this video is not just clips of cute dogs set to music. The dog acts almost as a support animal for the main character who is struggling from a mental illness, and many shots focus on the expressions of the people that main character interact with. This music video leaves a lot to the viewer to decide, and the ending is very open to audience interpretation.
Dog is out now via Red House Records. You can watch the video for "Dog" below.
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