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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." Released: 28 October 2016
[1]
"Somebody" Released: 8 March 2017
[2]
"Fire" Released: 15 August 2017
"Let's Make Out" Released: 25 October 2017
Dream Wife is the debut studio album by the British
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] The music video to the single was released on 8 March 2018, and features Fever Dream and directed by Aidan Zamiri.
[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] The music video to the single was released on 29 March 2017, and was directed by John Podpadec and filmed in
Wedmore .
[6]
On 15 August 2017, the third single "Fire" was announced.
[7] The music video for the single was released on 6 September 2017.
[8] The single was made into an EP on 27 September 2017, which got rave reviews from critics.
[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] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 81 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 22 reviews.
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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
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