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[[Anna Waronker]] (guitar and vocals) started writing songs in her bedroom in [[1991]]<ref name="TCOPK">[[Totally Crushed Out! press kit]]</ref> with her friend [[Jenni Konner]]. The two started That Dog as a joke, and compiled a cassette of demos for Joey Waronker and drummer [[Tony Maxwell]].<ref name="JK1">That Dog. ''Facebook.'' 19 January 2016 https://www.facebook.com/ThatDog/photos/a.153223031397689/966966133356704/?type=3&eid=ARAB4y48BWkh0sj-qvbO7ykR-FH6ROBTdf_DPi-8P5brvUvLm2Tt4J-QE7SlqhDI55QD70xtplTODY_4&__xts__ </ref> The name "That Dog" stemmed from a time Waronker saw a dead dog on the road, leaving her unable to mutter anything but "that dog..."<ref name="TCOPK" /> Konner went to Italy that summer, while Anna continued writing songs for That Dog, taking the band more seriously.<ref name="JK1" /> After some time, Waronker started writing with high school friends [[Rachel Haden]] (bass guitar) and her sister [[Petra Haden|Petra]] (violin),<ref name="TCOPK" /> as well as [[Maya Rudolph]] (drums).<ref name="MRD">ThatDogVEVO "That Dog. - Old LP Mini-Documentary ft. Maya Rudolph" ''YouTube''. 13 September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIit4b_9l10&t=251s</ref> Rudolph soon left the band to attend college at UC Santa Cruz, which led to Tony Maxwell taking her place as drummer.<ref name="MRD" /> With a finalized line-up, That Dog started recording 4-track demos in May [[1992]].<ref name="TCOPK" /> | |||
That Dog released a double 7" on Magnatone Records later that year, with a [[That Dog (album)|self-titled debut]] released the next year on 4AD. The band signed a Stateside record deal with [[Geffen Records]], who released the album on their burgeoning DGC imprint in 1994, followed by the single "[[Old Timer]]". | That Dog released a double 7" on Magnatone Records later that year, with a [[That Dog (album)|self-titled debut]] released the next year on 4AD. The band signed a Stateside record deal with [[Geffen Records]], who released the album on their burgeoning DGC imprint in 1994, followed by the single "[[Old Timer]]". | ||