Dots and Loops

Dots and Loops
Studio album by Stereolab
Released	22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)
Recorded	March – April 1997
Studio	Idful, Chicago, Illinois Academy of St. Martin in the Street, Düsseldorf, Germany
Genre	Art pop experimental pop post-rock lounge easy listening
Length	65:52
Label	Duophonic Elektra
Producer	John McEntire Andi Toma Stereolab
Stereolab chronology
Fluorescences (1996) Dots and Loops (1997) Miss Modular (1997)
Singles from Dots and Loops
"Miss Modular" Released: 1 September 1997

Dots and Loops is the fifth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 22 September 1997 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records. The band co-produced the album with John McEntire and Andi Toma, and recording took place at their respective studios in Chicago and Düsseldorf. It was their first album to be recorded straight to Digital Audio Tape and produced with Pro Tools. The album explores jazz and electronic sounds, and is influenced by bossa nova and 1960s pop music. Its lyrics address matters such as consumerism, the "spectacle", materialism, and human interaction.

Dots and Loops reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart, as well as number 111 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. The track "Miss Modular" was issued as a single and as an EP, and peaked at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Several music critics have praised Dots and Loops for its blend of accessible music with experimental and avant-garde sounds, and some have considered it to be one of the band's finest works and one of the first produced with a digital audio workstation. The album was reissued in 2019 with bonus material.