2018 studio album by Dream Wife
Dream Wife Released 26 January 2018 (2018-01-26 ) Genre Length 34 :48 Label Lucky Number Producer Oliver Wright Peter Jarrett
"F.U.U." [ 1] "Somebody" [ 2] "Fire" "Let's Make Out"
Dream Wife punk rock band Dream Wife , released via Lucky Number in January 2018.[ 3]
Release
On 28 October 2016, the band released the first single from the album, "F.U.U."[ 1] [ 4]
On 31 January 2017, Dream Wife explained they were halfway to completing their debut album, while recording it at a studio in Notting Hill .[ 5]
The second single "Somebody" was announced on 8 March 2017. The band described the single as "a conversation on the reclamation of bodies by the women who occupy them in a tender, yet direct, and empowering way".[ 2] Wedmore .[ 6]
On 15 August 2017, the third single "Fire" was announced.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
On 25 October 2017, Dream Wife announced the release of their new album, along with the fourth single "Let's Make Out".[ 10]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Dream Wife received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic who gave the album a score of 77/100 based on 16 reviews from critics.[ 12] [ 23]
Accolades
Track listing
Dream Wife track listingTitle 1. "Let's Make Out" 2:56 2. "Somebody" 3:30 3. "Fire" 3:33 4. "Hey Heartbreaker" 3:20 5. "Love Without Reason" 3:19 6. "Kids" 4:00 7. "Taste" 2:46 8. "Act My Age" 2:22 9. "Right Now" 2:29 10. "Spend the Night" 2:40 11. "F.U.U" (featuring Fever Dream) 3:50 Total length: 34:48
Personnel
Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir – lead vocals
Alice Gough – guitar, vocals
Isabella Podpadec – bass, vocals
Alex Paveley – drums (tracks 1–4 and 6–11)
Paeris Giles – drums (track 5)
Fever Dream – co-lead vocals (track 11)
Oliver Wright – production, mixing
Peter Jarrett – production, mixing
Steven Ansell – additional drum recording (track 5)
Ione Gamble – artwork
Cady Siregar – artwork assistant
Tim Hampson – artwork assistant
Hollie Fernando – photography
Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee – photography
Jender Anomie – photography
Charts
References
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