Modern Dog is a Thairock band, formed in 1992. They issued their first album in 1994, selling 500,000 copies. The band has issued five studio albums, selling a total of 2 million copies. The band's 2004 album, That Song, was produced by Tony Doogan, with the title track arranged by bassist Yuka Honda of Cibo Matto. The album also featured guest appearances by Yumiko Ohno of Buffalo Daughter and Sean Lennon. It featured three singles that went to No 1 in Thailand. Extending their reach beyond Thailand, Modern Dog played in Tokyo in 2003. In July–August 2006 the band toured the United States, including a show at the Knitting Factory in New York City.
Members
Thanachai "Pod" Ujjin – Vocals, rhythm guitar.
Maetee Noijinda – Guitar
Pawin "Pong" Suwannacheep – Drums
Past members
Somath Bunyaratavech – Bass guitars
Sarawut Loetpanyanut – Keyboards
History
As a college band, Modern Dog won the Coke Music Contest in 1992. It was signed to indie labelBakery Music and was teamed with producer "Suki" Kamol Sukosol Clapp. The first album, Moderndog, was released in 1994. A local station, Fat Radio, which had then just switched to an all-indie format, continuously played the album's first single, Busaba, for 24 hours straight. Another song from the album, ...Before, is featured prominently in the soundtrack to the 2004Thai film, Citizen Dog. Because of its electronic experimentation, Modern Dog has been favorably compared to Radiohead, and it actually served as the opening act for the British band in 1994 at a concert in MBK Center in Bangkok. The band took a four-year break after its second album in 1997, Cafe, with founding bass player, Somath "Bob" Bunyaratanavech, leaving the band, and Pod taking time off to do some business abroad. Dispelling fears that the band had broken up, Modern Dog was back in the studio in 2001 to record its third album, Love Me Love My Life. The band then embarked on a national tour, with Bob temporarily rejoining on bass. Since then, the bass-player slot in the band has been filled by a rotating roster of players. Modern Dog has since been hailed as the leader of Thailand's indie and rock music scene, paving the way for such bands as Loso, Big Ass, Bodyslam and Silly Fools. After more than 10 years with Bakery Music, Modern Dog has left the label and plans to release albums on its own label. Along with its appearances in the United States in 2006, Modern Dog performed on July 28–30 in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts production of a rock opera adaptation of the Ramakiennational epic, along with Sek Loso and other Thai artists. In October 2006, in appearances at music festivals in Bangkok, the band unveiled new songs for a forthcoming album. Their fifth album, Ting Nong Noy was released in September 2008 under its own label Moderndog Co., Ltd. The band recently announced a short tour of Thailand and Malaysia commencing in early October 2017 with Paul Tillotson replacing Somath Bunyartanavech on drums due to the latter's illness. Paul Tillotson has toured previously with Sek Loso and his band. In May 2020 the band announced that they are on hiatus.
