| A Lover's Guide to a Lucid Dream | ||||
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| Released | 23 September 2023 | |||
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| Producer | Safia | |||
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A Lover's Guide to a Lucid Dream is the third studio album by Australian electronica indie pop band, Safia, released on 22 September 2023.
The album was announced on 3 August 2023, alongside single "Float" and announcement of an Australian tour, running from October to December 2023. [3]
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| Rolling Stone Australia |   [5] |
Zanda Wilson from Rolling Stone Australia said "Safia expertly tread the line between eerie and ethereal on their third album" saying the album is "impossibly well-titled, pulling together themes of love, loss, and change". [5]
Bryget Chrisfield from Beat Magazine complemented vocalist and keyboardist Ben Woolner calling his voice "a wellness tool", saying "his distinctive, yearning timbre regularly cascades before leaping octaves to attain thrillingly unexpected peaks". Chrisfield called the album "an interplanetary good vibe zone". [6]
Alex Gallagher from NME said "The Canberra trio shine anew on their third album, which glistens with pristine pop production while beating with a very human heart underneath." [7]
All tracks are written by Michael Bell, Harrison Sayers, and Benjamin Woolner-Kirkham.
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