Annabel Dream Reader

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Annabel Dream Reader
The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 August 2014
Studio Toe Rag Studios (Hackney, London)
Genre stoner rock
Length46:45
Label Heavenly Recordings
Producer
The Wytches chronology
Annabel Dream Reader
(2014)
All Your Happy Life
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound C+ [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Paste 9.1/10 [11]
Pitchfork 5.8/10 [12]

Annabel Dream Reader is the debut studio album by English rock band The Wytches. It was released on 25 August 2014 through Heavenly Recordings. Recording sessions took place over two days at Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London. Production was handled by Bill Ryder-Jones and member Kristian Bell. The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Digsaw"3:21
2."Wide at Midnight"3:19
3."Grave Dweller"2:48
4."Fragile Male for Sale"3:47
5."Burn Out the Bruise"3:14
6."Wire Frame Mattress"3:47
7."Beehive Queen"2:33
8."Weights and Ties"4:33
9."Part Time Model"3:59
10."Summer Again"4:48
11."Robe for Juda"4:25
12."Crying Clown"3:18
13."Track 13"2:53
Total length:46:45

Charts

Chart performance for Annabel Dream Reader
Chart (2014)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 50
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] 15

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