# Dog Eared > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dog_Eared > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dog_Eared.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eared > Source revision: 1338940521 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Dog Eared*** is the fifth [studio album](/source/Album#Studio) by British singer-songwriter [Billie Marten](/source/Billie_Marten), released on 18 July 2025 by [Fiction Records](/source/Fiction_Records). Five singles predated its release, starting with "Crown" in October 2024. ## Background and recording Marten wanted her fifth album to feel more like a collaborative effort with her fellow recording musicians, with producer Philip Weinrobe calling for "live takes, intuition, and no headphones."[1] The album was inspired by Marten's nostalgia for various childhood memories. The song "Leap Year" was inspired by a fleeting love, while the song "Feeling" touches on memories of Marten falling deep into her father's large hands, hiding at the top of stairs, and driving toy cars in patterns around her grandmother's rugs."[2][3] For the album's fifth single "Swing", Marten aimed to create a sound where [Meat Puppets](/source/Meat_Puppets) meets [The Breeders](/source/The_Breeders).[4] The album's title was inspired by Marten's love for "underlining, [scribbling](/source/Doodle) in the margins, and folding down the corners of pages in her favorite novels."[3] ## Packaging The album's cover was painted by Brazilian-born painter Daniel Borgonovi, who painted the image only after having heard the album. The painting depicts a portrait of Marten without eyes, which reinforces "the idea of her feeling her way, sharpening her ears and relaxing into the sonic cues".[1] ## Critical reception The album was met with positive critical acclaim upon its release. According to the review aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the album received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 from four critic scores.[5] *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)'*s Helen Brown gave the album a five-star rating, stating: "Given time and attention, the confident craft of the songwriting and mellow musicianship will sink their grooves into the soul."[1] Henry Dunn of *Indie Is Not a Genre* gave the album a 4 out of 5 star rating, saying, "With Dog Eared, Billie Marten folds the corner of a defining chapter in her career. Her voice remains the emotional anchor, but it now moves within a broader, more textured sonic space—one that embraces collaboration, complexity, and risk."[2] ## Personnel Credits adapted from [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)).[6] - [Billie Marten](/source/Billie_Marten) – vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 8) - Philip Weinrobe – [production](/source/Record_producer), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing_(recorded_music)), [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) - Josh Bonati – [mastering](/source/Mastering_(audio)) - Michael Haldeman – guitar (all tracks), [drum machine](/source/Drum_machine) (2) - Michael Coleman – synthesizer (all tracks), [electric piano](/source/Electric_piano) (3, 5, 6, 9), vocals (3, 10), electric guitar (4) - Joshua Crumbly – bass - Vishal Nayak – drums - [Núria Graham](/source/N%C3%BAria_Graham) – vocals (1–5, 7–10); [bongos](/source/Bongos), guitar (1); piano (2, 3, 7–9) - [Mauro Refosco](/source/Mauro_Refosco) – percussion (1, 3–10) - [Adam Brisbin](/source/Adam_Brisbin) – [pedal steel guitar](/source/Pedal_steel_guitar) (1), guitar (2, 3), bass (7, 9) - [Shahzad Ismaily](/source/Shahzad_Ismaily) – guitar (4, 5) - [Sam Owens](/source/Sam_Owens) – guitar (6, 8), vocals (8, 10) - [Maia Friedman](/source/Maia_Friedman) – vocals (6) - [Sam Amidon](/source/Sam_Amidon) – [fiddle](/source/Fiddle) (10) ## Charts Chart performance for Dog Eared Chart (2025) Peak position UK Folk Albums (OCC)[7] 1 ## References 1. Brown, Helen. ["Billie Marten's Dog Eared is a brilliant, soothing album with a sense of looming danger"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/billie-marten-dog-eared-album-review-b2790793.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 1. Dunn, Henry. ["Billie Marten's *Dog Eared*: A Broader Canvas for an Enduring Voice"](https://www.indieisnotagenre.com/billie-marten-dog-eared-review/). *Indie Is Not a Genre*. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 1. Lemmon, Kyle. ["Billie Marten, Dog Eared"](https://floodmagazine.com/200059/billie-marten-dog-eared/). *Flood*. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 1. Solomon-Brady, Harvey. ["Billie Marten shares new single 'Swing' ahead of fifth album Dog Eared"](https://whynow.co.uk/read/billie-marten-swing-dog-eared-single). *Why Now*. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 1. ["*Dog Eared* - Billie Marten"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/dog-eared/billie-marten). *Metacritic*. Retrieved 19 July 2025. 1. ["Dog Eared / Billie Marten / Credits"](https://listen.tidal.com/album/417819494/credits). [Tidal](/source/Tidal_(service)). Retrieved 24 July 2025. 1. ["Official Folk Albums Chart Top 40"](https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/folk-albums-chart/20250805/folk/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 16 August 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dog Eared](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eared) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eared?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.