Don't Tell the Dog
Updated: 12/21/2025, 1:04:36 PM Wikipedia source
Don't Tell the Dog is the second studio album by English indie rock musician James Marriott. Recorded in mid-2024, the album contained references to childhood loss, breakups, and unprocessed guilt and featured the singles "I Don't Want to Live Like This", "Toothache", "It's Only Love", and "Something's Wrong". It charted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and was praised by The Line of Best Fit.
Infobox
Released
13 June 2025 (2025-06-13)
Recorded
July 2024
Studio
Big Jelly (Ramsgate)
Genre
Alternative rock indie pop indie rock
Length
34:39
Label
AWAL
Producer
Aleksi Kiiskinen James Marriott Eeli Savolainen Jono Suter
Tables
Chart performance for Don't Tell The Dog · Charts
UK Albums (OCC)
UK Albums (OCC)
Chart (2025)
UK Albums (OCC)
Peak position
1
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Chart (2025)
Scottish Albums (OCC)
Peak position
1
Irish Albums (OCC)
Irish Albums (OCC)
Chart (2025)
Irish Albums (OCC)
Peak position
27
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Chart (2025)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Peak position
1
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) | 27 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 1 |
References
- Don't Tell the Dog
- Dorkhttps://readdork.com/features/james-marriott-interview-march-25/
- The Line of Best Fithttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/james-marriott-on-the-rise
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddzy84jpdno
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64980/james-marriott/
- Dorkhttps://readdork.com/news/james-marriott-toothache/
- Rock Soundhttps://rocksound.tv/news/james-marriott-shares-new-single-toothache
- "James Marriott has released his melancholic new single 'It's Only Love', from second album 'Don't Tell The Dog'"https://readdork.com/news/james-marriott-its-only-love/
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/albums/james-marriott-dont-tell-the-dog/
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/james-marriott-dont-tell-the-dog-number-1-album/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/james-marriott-oasis-sabrina-carpenter-uk-number-one-album-1236003689/
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20250620/7502/
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20250620/40/
- "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-albums-chart/20250620/ie7502/
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 June 2025.https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20250620/131/