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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sheep, Dog & Wolf
| name = Sheep, Dog & Wolf
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Daniel McBride
| birth_name = Daniel McBride
| origin = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| origin = [[Auckland]], New Zealand
| death_date =
| death_date =
| genre = Experimental, alternative, indie-folk, jazz
| genre = Experimental, alternative, indie-folk, jazz
| occupation = Musician, composer
| occupation = Musician, composer
| years_active = 2011–present
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Aphrodite
| label = Aphrodite
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{url|sheepdogandwolf.com}}
| website = {{url|sheepdogandwolf.com}}
}}
}}


'''Daniel McBride''', better known under the moniker '''Sheep, Dog & Wolf''', is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer based in [[Wellington, New Zealand]]. McBride released his first EP under this name (created in his bedroom) independently in May 2011, at 17&nbsp;years old.<ref name="sheepdogandwolf">{{cite web|url=http://download.sheepdogandwolf.com/album/ablutophobia-ep|title=Ablutophobia EP &#124; Sheep, Dog &amp; Wolf|publisher=download.sheepdogandwolf.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> He was signed to [[Lil' Chief Records]] for his debut album; ''Egospect'', released August 2013.<ref name="lilchiefrecords">{{cite web|url=http://blog.lilchiefrecords.com/2013/08/sheep-dog-wolf-album-egospect-released.html|title=Lil' Chief Records: Sheep, Dog & Wolf Album 'Egospect' Released Today!|publisher=blog.lilchiefrecords.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> After a five-year hiatus from recording and performing, McBride announced his new album ''Two Minds'' would be released in February 2020 on independent London record label Aphrodite.<ref name="Two Minds Announcement">{{cite news |last1=Annabel Kean |title=Sheep, Dog And Wolf Reveals Title Track To Second Album 'Two-Minds' + Video |url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/18044/Sheep-Dog-And-Wolf-Reveals-Title-Track-To-Second-Album-Two-Minds--Video.utr |access-date=15 February 2021 |date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
'''Daniel McBride''', better known under the moniker '''Sheep, Dog & Wolf''', is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer based in [[Auckland, New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/audio/2018790917/sheep-dog-and-wolf-on-the-pain-behind-his-music|title=Radio New Zealand -sex Sheep, Dog & Wolf on the pain behind his music}}</ref> McBride released his first EP under this name (created in his bedroom) independently in May 2011, at 17&nbsp;years old.<ref name="sheepdogandwolf">{{cite web|url=http://download.sheepdogandwolf.com/album/ablutophobia-ep|title=Ablutophobia EP &#124; Sheep, Dog &amp; Wolf|publisher=download.sheepdogandwolf.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> He was signed to [[Lil' Chief Records]] for his debut album; ''Egospect'', released August 2013.<ref name="lilchiefrecords">{{cite web|url=http://blog.lilchiefrecords.com/2013/08/sheep-dog-wolf-album-egospect-released.html|title=Lil' Chief Records: Sheep, Dog & Wolf Album 'Egospect' Released Today!|publisher=blog.lilchiefrecords.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> His sophomore album ''Two-Minds'' was released on April 9, 2021, through independent London record label Aphrodite.<ref name="Two-Minds"/>


==Music and career==
==Music and career==
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===Releases and reception===
===Releases and reception===
Sheep, Dog & Wolf's debut EP, ''Ablutophobia'', was released in May 2011, and was highly praised internationally; he was named "a young Sufjan Stevens" in the Guardian UK<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/16/may-new-music-across-map|title=May's best new music from across the MAP &#124; Music &#124; theguardian.com|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> and Italian Vogue called the EP "a rare pearl."<ref name="vogue">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/music-theatre-cinema/2012/01/young-promises|title=Young promises – Vogue.it|publisher=vogue.it|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="akamaihd">{{cite web|url=https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/t31/466489_384515628228341_341221526_o.jpg|title=hphotos-ak-ash2/t31/466489_384515628228341_341221526_o|publisher=fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref>
Sheep, Dog & Wolf's debut EP, ''Ablutophobia'', was released in May 2011, and was highly praised internationally; he was named "a young [[Sufjan Stevens]]" in [[the Guardian]]<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/16/may-new-music-across-map|title=May's best new music from across the MAP &#124; Music &#124; theguardian.com|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref> and [[Vogue Italia]] called the EP "a rare pearl."<ref name="vogue">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/music-theatre-cinema/2012/01/young-promises|title=Young promises – Vogue.it|publisher=vogue.it|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="akamaihd">{{cite web|url=https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/t31/466489_384515628228341_341221526_o.jpg|title=hphotos-ak-ash2/t31/466489_384515628228341_341221526_o|publisher=fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref>


McBride released his debut full-length album, ''Egospect'', through [[Lil' Chief Records]] in August 2013.<ref name="lilchiefrecords"/> The album was one of 8 finalists for the [[Taite Music Prize]] for Best New Zealand Album, alongside [[Lorde]] and [[Unknown Mortal Orchestra]].<ref name="nzmusic">{{cite web|url=http://nzmusic.org.nz/news/commission/the-taite-music-prize-announcing-the-finalists/|title=The Taite Music Prize: Announcing the Finalists &#124; Commission News &#124; NZ Music Commission|publisher=nzmusic.org.nz|accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref>
McBride released his debut full-length album, ''Egospect'', through [[Lil' Chief Records]] in August 2013.<ref name="lilchiefrecords"/> The album was one of 8 finalists for the [[Taite Music Prize]] for Best New Zealand Album, alongside [[Lorde]] and [[Unknown Mortal Orchestra]].<ref name="nzmusic">{{cite web|url=http://nzmusic.org.nz/news/commission/the-taite-music-prize-announcing-the-finalists/|title=The Taite Music Prize: Announcing the Finalists &#124; Commission News &#124; NZ Music Commission|publisher=nzmusic.org.nz|accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref>
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Sheep, Dog & Wolf was awarded the Critics' Choice Prize at the 2013 [[New Zealand Music Awards]].<ref name="nzherald">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11152673|title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf wins Critics' Choice Prize – Entertainment – NZ Herald News|publisher=nzherald.co.nz|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="wikipedia">[[New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize]]</ref>
Sheep, Dog & Wolf was awarded the Critics' Choice Prize at the 2013 [[New Zealand Music Awards]].<ref name="nzherald">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11152673|title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf wins Critics' Choice Prize – Entertainment – NZ Herald News|publisher=nzherald.co.nz|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="wikipedia">[[New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize]]</ref>


On February 19, 2021, McBride will release his second album titled ''Two Minds''.<ref name="Two Minds">{{cite news |last1=Murray, Robin |title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf's ''Two Minds'' Is A Search For Recovery |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/sheep-dog-wolfs-two-minds-is-a-search-for-recovery |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Clash |date=November 30, 2020}}</ref>
McBride's second album, ''Two-Minds'', was released on April 9, 2021, through Aphrodite.<ref name="Two-Minds">{{cite web |url=https://sheepdogwolf.bandcamp.com/album/two-minds|title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Two-Minds (bandcamp)}}</ref> [[NPR]] described the record as "lush and textured... so beautiful" and named it one of their top albums of the week,<ref name="Two-Minds NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/08/985435767/new-music-friday-the-top-9-albums-out-on-april-9|title=New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On April 9}}</ref> and [[Clash (magazine)]] called it "truly intoxicating... a beautiful evocation of the need to walk towards positivity, a yearning for new light."<ref name="Two Minds">{{cite news |last1=Murray, Robin |title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf's ''Two Minds'' Is A Search For Recovery |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/sheep-dog-wolfs-two-minds-is-a-search-for-recovery |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Clash |date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

''Two-Minds'' was one of 8 finalists for the [[Taite Music Prize]] for Best New Zealand Album at the 2022 Taite Awards. <ref name="Two Minds Taite Finalist">{{cite news | last1=Puschmann, Karl |title=The Finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2022 Have Been Announced |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/culture/the-finalists-for-the-taite-music-prize-2022-have-been-announced/PV6ZVI4HWMSCAE6EP7I6I4L3VM/ |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=New Zealand Herald |date=10 March 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==
==Discography==


===Albums===
===Albums===
*''Egospect'' (2013)<ref name="sheepdogandwolf2">{{cite web|url=http://download.sheepdogandwolf.com/album/egospect|title=Egospect &#124; Sheep, Dog &amp; Wolf|publisher=download.sheepdogandwolf.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref>
*''Egospect'' (2013)<ref name="sheepdogandwolf2">{{cite web|url=http://download.sheepdogandwolf.com/album/egospect|title=Egospect &#124; Sheep, Dog &amp; Wolf|publisher=download.sheepdogandwolf.com|accessdate=14 February 2014}}</ref>
*''Two Minds'' (2021)<ref name="Two Minds"/>
*''Two-Minds'' (2021)<ref name="Two-Minds"/>


===EPs===
===EPs===
*''Ablutophobia EP'' (2011)<ref name="Ablutophobia">{{cite web|url=https://sheepdogwolf.bandcamp.com/album/ablutophobia-ep|title=Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Ablutophobia EP (bandcamp)}}</ref>
*''Ablutophobia EP'' (2011)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 17 November 2024

For other uses, see Sheep, Dog and Wolf (disambiguation).

Sheep, Dog & Wolf
Birth nameDaniel McBride
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresExperimental, alternative, indie-folk, jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Years active2011–present
LabelsAphrodite
Websitesheepdogandwolf.com

Daniel McBride, better known under the moniker Sheep, Dog & Wolf, is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer based in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] McBride released his first EP under this name (created in his bedroom) independently in May 2011, at 17 years old.[2] He was signed to Lil' Chief Records for his debut album; Egospect, released August 2013.[3] His sophomore album Two-Minds was released on April 9, 2021, through independent London record label Aphrodite.[4]

Music and career

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The music of Sheep, Dog & Wolf is characterised by its often-dense instrumentation, unusual time signatures, McBride's use of vocal layering and harmonisation, and his 'bedroom artist' approach to recording and engineering. Notably, all releases are performed, recorded, and produced by McBride.[5]

Releases and reception

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Sheep, Dog & Wolf's debut EP, Ablutophobia, was released in May 2011, and was highly praised internationally; he was named "a young Sufjan Stevens" in the Guardian[6] and Vogue Italia called the EP "a rare pearl."[7][8]

McBride released his debut full-length album, Egospect, through Lil' Chief Records in August 2013.[3] The album was one of 8 finalists for the Taite Music Prize for Best New Zealand Album, alongside Lorde and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.[9]

Sheep, Dog & Wolf was awarded the Critics' Choice Prize at the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards.[10][11]

McBride's second album, Two-Minds, was released on April 9, 2021, through Aphrodite.[4] NPR described the record as "lush and textured... so beautiful" and named it one of their top albums of the week,[12] and Clash (magazine) called it "truly intoxicating... a beautiful evocation of the need to walk towards positivity, a yearning for new light."[13]

Two-Minds was one of 8 finalists for the Taite Music Prize for Best New Zealand Album at the 2022 Taite Awards. [14]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Egospect (2013)[15]
  • Two-Minds (2021)[4]

EPs

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  • Ablutophobia EP (2011)[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Radio New Zealand -sex Sheep, Dog & Wolf on the pain behind his music".
  2. ^ "Ablutophobia EP | Sheep, Dog & Wolf". download.sheepdogandwolf.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Lil' Chief Records: Sheep, Dog & Wolf Album 'Egospect' Released Today!". blog.lilchiefrecords.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Two-Minds (bandcamp)".
  5. ^ "Sheep, Dog & Wolf – About | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. ^ "May's best new music from across the MAP | Music | theguardian.com". theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Young promises – Vogue.it". vogue.it. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  8. ^ "hphotos-ak-ash2/t31/466489_384515628228341_341221526_o". fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  9. ^ "The Taite Music Prize: Announcing the Finalists | Commission News | NZ Music Commission". nzmusic.org.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Sheep, Dog & Wolf wins Critics' Choice Prize – Entertainment – NZ Herald News". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. ^ New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize
  12. ^ "New Music Friday: The Top 9 Albums Out On April 9".
  13. ^ Murray, Robin (30 November 2020). "Sheep, Dog & Wolf's Two Minds Is A Search For Recovery". Clash. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  14. ^ Puschmann, Karl (10 March 2022). "The Finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2022 Have Been Announced". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Egospect | Sheep, Dog & Wolf". download.sheepdogandwolf.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Ablutophobia EP (bandcamp)".
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