Steely Dan-inspired 'Black Cow' Art Print Beetle Doves share a habit with

Doves share a habit with many other alternative indie rock bands in that they have a down- or mid-tempo song as the album finisher

and it's possible to read a sense of desperation underneath the aggressive happy positivity of the music

This is the second of two versions I've done for this song

which means amazing Sloan

let's be honest

Steely Dan-inspired 'Black Cow' Art Print Beetle Doves share a habit withThere are no decent or trustworthy explanations for what a "black cow" is, in case you were wondering: Fagen implies at one point in some interview that it might be a kind of drink, but, you know, really? What's clear is that the song is about a failed, or doomed, or doomed and quickly failing relationship, likely due to drugs and addiction and or prostitution. So this magnificent vintage retro pulp paperback cover captures the tail end of that