Glenn Burnsilver

Round and round the orange Camaro went, slowly disappearing in a cloud of acrid smoke. If that high school parking lot hadn't been repaved the next year, the circular tire marks left by the muscle car might still shine in the greasy glory that marked the final day of school......

It's ironic that Be the Void, the new album by Dr. Dog, begins with a song lamenting being "Lonesome." Ironic considering the band's steady rise: A couple of well-received albums on indie label Park the Van attracted fans and wooed critics throughout the 2000s, leading the band to a contract......