Cover the Mirrors

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Cover the Mirrors
Ben Kweller - Cover the Mirrors.jpg
Studio album by
Ben Kweller
ReleasedMay 30, 2025 (2025-05-30)
Length43:45
Label The Noise Company
Ben Kweller chronology
Circuit Boredom
(2021)		Cover the Mirrors
(2025)
Singles from Cover the Mirrors
  1. "Optimystic"
    Released: December 13, 2024
  2. "Dollar Store"
    Released: February 12, 2025
  3. "Oh Dorian"
    Released: May 27, 2025

Cover the Mirrors is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Kweller. [1] The album is partially a tribute and remembrance of Kweller's 16-year-old son, Dorian, who tragically died in a car accident. [1] It was recorded at NoiseCo in Dripping Springs, Texas and released on Dorian's birthday, May 30, 2025. [2]

Contents

Background

"Optimystic" was released as the first single of the album on December 13, 2024. [3] It was followed by the second and third singles, "Dollar Store" and "Oh Dorian" on February 12 and May 27, 2025. [4] [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Reviews of the album were generally positive, with many referencing its emotional depth and tribute function.

AllMusic's Fred Thomas rated the album 4.5 stars, calling it an "expression of crushing grief delivered with...hope and optimism." [6]

Abby Johnston of The Austin Chronicle described the album as "honest, dynamic, and ripped wide open," highlighting "Oh Dorian" and "Dollar Store" as emotional anchors. [8]

John Moore of New Noise called it "an emotional wrecking ball" and "a beautiful distillation of a father's love, admiration, and uncertainty." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Going Insane"3:42
2."Dollar Store" (featuring Waxahatchee)3:24
3."Trapped"2:49
4."Park Harvey Fire Drill"2:25
5."Depression" (featuring Coconut Records)2:45
6."Don't Cave"4:02
7."Optimystic"3:36
8."Brakes"4:42
9."Killer Bee" (featuring the Flaming Lips)2:48
10."Letter to Agony"5:05
11."Save Yourself"4:26
12."Oh Dorian" (featuring MJ Lenderman)4:01
Total length:43:45

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Scanga, Anthony (May 29, 2025). "Ben Kweller's "Cover the Mirrors" review: Grief and tragedy turned into a beautiful record". Iowa Public Radio . Archived from the original on June 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cover The Mirrors CD". BenKweller.com. Rawk Tours. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Fu, Eddie (December 16, 2024). "Ben Kweller announces first album since son's death, unveils new song "Optimystic"". Consequence . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Tyler (February 12, 2025). "Waxahatchee joins Ben Kweller on new single, "Dollar Store"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 27, 2025). "Ben Kweller Teams With MJ Lenderman On New Song "Oh Dorian": Listen". Stereogum . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Thomas, Fred. "Cover the Mirrors". AllMusic . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Moore, John (May 29, 2025). "Album Review: Ben Kweller – Cover the Mirrors". New Noise . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ Johnston, Abby (June 20, 2025). "Album Review: Ben Kweller's Cover the Mirrors – Singer-songwriter navigates grief on his first LP since tragedy". The Austin Chronicle . Archived from the original on July 25, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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