Context:
Your
 Head
 Off
,
 Dog
 (
du
e
 
4/6
 via
 S
addle
 Creek
).
 Hop
 A
long
 have
 had
 
a
 
fully
 realiz
ed
 sound
 since
 2012
s
 great
 Get
 Dis
owned

,
 but
 it
 
sounds
 like
 
these
 new
 songs
 are
 
taking
 them
 to
 an
 even
 
higher
 level
.
 To
 help
 them
 pull
 off
 
their
 new
 and

 improve
d
,
 more
 fles
hed
-
out
 sound
 was
 Thin
 Lips
 
singer
 Chris
s
y
 Tash
jian
 (
who
 sing
s
 on
 Get
 Dis
owned
,
 Paint
ed
 Shu
t
,
 and

 Bark
 Your
 Head
 Off
,
 Dog
 too
),
 who
 
added
 back
ing
 vocal
s
,
 
acoustic
 and
 electric
 guitar
,
 and
 keyboard
s
 to
 the
 band
s
 

already
-
accompli
shed
 live
 show
.
 With
 Chris
s
y
,
 the
y
 sound
ed
 better
 than
 ever
,
 and
 her
 individual
ity
 was
 
a
 welcome

 addition
 to
 
a
 band
 
where
 every
 member
 
shine
s
 in
 
their
 own
 way
.
 Joe
 Rein
hart
 add
s
 complex
,
 classic
 rock
-
inspired
 lead

 guitar
;
 Mark
 Quin
lan
 
pounds
 the
 hell
 out
 of
 his
 
drums
 and
 is
 
a
 real
 show
man
 who
 
rises
 to
 his
 
feet
 
while
 drum
ming
,
 Lars

 U
lrich
-
style
;
 
Tyler
 Long
s
 stur
dy
 bass
 
playing
 is
 the
 band
s
 never
-
falt
ering
 back
bone
;
 and
 Frances
 Quin
lan
s
 voice
 is

 one
 of
 modern
-
day
 indie
 rock
s
 true
 
treasure
s
.
 There
 seem
s
 to
 be
 no
 limit
 to
 what
 she
 can
 do
 with
 that
 thing
,
 and
 there

 
really
 is
n
t
 
a
nyone
 else
 who
 
sounds
 like
 her
.
 Now
 as
 
a
 five
-
head
ed
 
beast
,
 with
 all
 the
 appea
l
 that
 Hop
 A
long
 
already

 had
 plus
 more
,
 the
y
 
ran
 through
 
a
 mix
 of
 old
 favorite
s
 and
 not
-
yet
-
released
 new
 songs
,
 and
 sound
ed
 fantastic
 the
 whole

 time
.
 It
 was
 as
 much
 of
 
a
 treat
 to
 hear
 
their
 most
 be
loved
 song
 “
Ti
bet
an
 Pop
 Stars
 as
 it
 was
 to
 hear
 them
 bring
 recent

 single
 “
Not
 Abel
 to
 life
.
 If
 the
 day
 party
 did
n
t
 have
 to
 end
,
 the
y
 
could
ve
 
played
 
t
wice
 as
 long
 and
 I
 don
t
 think
 
a

 single
 person
 
would
 have
 
minded
.
 If
 you
 were
 there
,
 did
 you
 stop
 by
 the
 Ok
Cup
id
 photo
boot
h
 or
 try
 out
 the
 Spir
e
 Studio
 

portable
 audio
 
recorder
 in
 the
 Spir
e
 truck
?
 Thanks
 to
 our
 
sponsors
 Michel
ob
 and
 Kar
bach
 Brew
ing
 Company
,
 as
 well
.
 If
 you

re
 in
 Austin
,
 
catch
 the
 
third
 and
 final
 
Lost
 Weekend
 2
 day
 party
 at

Input:
t
 the
 story
 of
 the
 Speed
y
 Orti
z
-
Hop
 A
long
 mash
 up
 there
 last
 week
.
 It
s
 
a
 little
 less
 
catch
y
 though
.
 By
 the
 time
 Hop
 A

long
 had
 kick
ed
 off
 its
 set
 this
 past
 Wednesday
,
 May
 11,
 with
 
a
 ro
using
 rendit
ion
 of
 “
Wait
res
s
,”
 what
 may
 well
 be
 the

 best
 and
 most
 radio
-
friendly
 song
 –
 though
 with
 Hop
 A
long
s
 sound
,
 the
y
re
 
pretty
 much
 all
 radio
-
friendly
 –
 on
 the
 band

s
 most
 recent
 
offering
,
 “
Paint
ed
 Shu
t
,”
 War
saw
 was
 pack
ed
.
 The
 bar
 was
n
t
 exact
ly
 jam
med
,
 but
 the
 stage
 area
 was
 full
,

 the
 crowd
 thin
ning
 out
 only
 as
 it
 
reach
ed
 the
 bathroom
s
 and
 the
 sound
 
mixer
 at
 the
 back
 of
 the
 hall
.
 And
 Hop
 A
long
 did

 not
 disappoint
.
 You
d
 think
 with
 front
 lady
 Frances
 Quin
lan
s
 intens
e
,
 at
 times
 
a
lmost
 gut
tura
l
,
 over
ly
 
emotiv
e
 sing
ing

 style
 that
 even
 an
 hour
-
long
 set
 
would
 test
 the
 de
x
ter
ity
 and
 stay
ing
 power
 of
 her
 vocal
s
.
 Quin
lan
 
powered
 through
 with

 ease
,
 and
 the
 crowd
 at
 War
saw
 was
 the
 beneficiar
y
.
 Hop
 A
long
 was
 energ
ized
 from
 the
 jump
,
 
carry
ing
 the
 crowd
 from
 one

 song
 to
 
another
,
 
reach
ing
 back
 to
 2012
s
 “
Get
 Dis
owned
 for
 
a
 couple
 of
 
tracks
 
including
 “
Ti
bet
an
 Pop
 Stars
 and
 “
S
ally

 II
 before
 
finding
 its
 way
 back
 to
 the
 new
er
 and
,
 as
 is
 so
 
often
 the
 case
 
when
 
a
 band
 with
 1-4
-5
 le
a
nings
 start
s
 to

 gain
 
notice
,
 more
 p
olished
 stuff
.
 And
 
when
,
 late
 in
 the
 set
,
 Quin
lan
 promis
ed
 the
 War
saw
 crowd
 
a
 “
big
 surprise
,”
 the
 

expectation
 here
 was
 
maybe
 
a
 quick
 rendit
ion
 of
 some
 crowd
-
p
leasing
 cover
 with
 Orti
z
s
 Sadi
e
 Du
puis
 join
ing
 in
.
 

Something
 fun
,
 but
 light
,
 to
 keep
 the
 kid
dies
 bo
pping
.
 But
 in
stead
,
 Hop
 A
long
 pull
ed
 the
 ol
 switch
ero
o
 –
 liter
ally
.

 Quin
lan
 hand
ed
 off
 her
 guitar
 to
 b
assist
 
Tyler
 Long
,

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ist Idx: 1905, Δloglikelihood: -0.373
 Joe Idx: 22286, Δloglikelihood: 4.131
 Rein Idx: 16197, Δloglikelihood: 9.116
hart Idx: 39827, Δloglikelihood: 2.158
 got Idx: 5666, Δloglikelihood: 1.474
 him Idx: 4065, Δloglikelihood: 0.765
self Idx: 6849, Δloglikelihood: -0.138
 situat Idx: 31903, Δloglikelihood: -0.707
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 at Idx: 344, Δloglikelihood: 0.826
 the Idx: 287, Δloglikelihood: 0.087
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.501
skins Idx: 131879, Δloglikelihood: -2.471
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: -0.240
 and Idx: 305, Δloglikelihood: -0.115
 Mark Idx: 6633, Δloglikelihood: 3.080
 Quin Idx: 30359, Δloglikelihood: 6.632
lan Idx: 2202, Δloglikelihood: 0.050
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: -0.140
 Frances Idx: 128448, Δloglikelihood: -3.257
 Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: 0.742
 brother Idx: 58276, Δloglikelihood: 0.451
 and Idx: 305, Δloglikelihood: 0.163
 the Idx: 287, Δloglikelihood: 0.476
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- Idx: 264, Δloglikelihood: 0.190
hair Idx: 30167, Δloglikelihood: -0.747
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 time Idx: 1459, Δloglikelihood: 0.117
- Idx: 264, Δloglikelihood: -0.170

keeper Idx: 78742, Δloglikelihood: 0.228
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: -0.486
 Hop Idx: 56749, Δloglikelihood: -0.721
 A Idx: 298, Δloglikelihood: -0.001
long Idx: 6041, Δloglikelihood: 0.005
, Idx: 261, Δloglikelihood: 0.104
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.045
took Idx: 24083, Δloglikelihood: -0.299
 over Idx: 910, Δloglikelihood: 0.285
 the Idx: 287, Δloglikelihood: 0.343
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 1.075
controls Idx: 30779, Δloglikelihood: -0.930
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: 1.099
 Rein Idx: 16197, Δloglikelihood: 3.360
hart Idx: 39827, Δloglikelihood: -0.016
 Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: 0.013
s Idx: 263, Δloglikelihood: -0.000
 rig Idx: 59158, Δloglikelihood: 0.130
. Idx: 260, Δloglikelihood: 0.118
 What Idx: 5126, Δloglikelihood: 0.958
 en Idx: 289, Δloglikelihood: -0.308
su Idx: 2172, Δloglikelihood: -0.001
ed Idx: 345, Δloglikelihood: -0.009
 was Idx: 639, Δloglikelihood: 0.040
n Idx: 272, Δloglikelihood: 0.859
 Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: 0.000
t Idx: 270, Δloglikelihood: 0.000
 the Idx: 287, Δloglikelihood: 0.075
 best Idx: 1920, Δloglikelihood: 0.765
 rendit Idx: 185752, Δloglikelihood: 0.039
ion Idx: 2457, Δloglikelihood: 0.034
 of Idx: 304, Δloglikelihood: -0.085
 N Idx: 441, Δloglikelihood: 1.015