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Released | 30 June 2023 | |||
Length | 42:18 | |||
Label | Sony UK | |||
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Dead Club City is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Nothing but Thieves,released on 30 June 2023 through Sony Music UK. It was preceded by the singles "Welcome to the DCC","Overcome","Keeping You Around" and "Tomorrow is Closed". The band toured Australia in support of the album in April and May, [4] and are set to tour the US in the autumn of 2023 and then the UK and Ireland in late 2023. [2]
The band stated that the album's "overall narrative is formed by different characters and story arcs from in and around the city",and questioned "Is it a shared consciousness? Another planet? The next corporate wasteland? Heaven? Or somewhere else?" [2] The album will also "introduce fresh elements in their rock-edged sound", [5] with lead single "Welcome to the DCC" called "dance-enthused". [6]
To work on the album in a different way,the band rented a country house in Essex for most of the recording process. They started working on the album on 28 August,2022. [7] The album was finished in April 2023.
The release date was announced on 16 March through the band's social media accounts as 7 July. On 19 May,the release date was moved forward to 30 June. [8]
On 29 January 2024,the band released "Oh No ::He Said What?",as well as announcing that a deluxe version of the album would be released on 15 March 2024. [9]
The album's cover art was designed by artist Luke Brickett taking inspiration from world fairs such as Expo 70 and Epcot. A physical 3D model of the structure was printed and lit before being photographed on film for the cover. [10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Clash | 8/10 [11] |
The Eastern Echo | 8/10 [12] |
The AU Review | [13] |
Eleanor Noyce,reviewing the album for Clash ,described it as "distinctly Nothing But Thieves,but with a fresher,funkier twist and a concept album foundation". Noyce also called it "cleaner cut,with more layers" as well as "inundated with huge,floor-filling bangers,stunning falsetto and thunderous guitar riffs". [11]
All tracks are written by Dominic Craik, Joseph Langridge-Brown and Conor Mason; "Welcome to the DCC" and "Members Only" co-written with Julian Emery and Jim Irvin
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the DCC" | 3:17 |
2. | "Overcome" | 3:34 |
3. | "Tomorrow Is Closed" | 3:58 |
4. | "Keeping You Around" | 3:35 |
5. | "City Haunts" | 3:11 |
6. | "Do You Love Me Yet?" | 5:26 |
7. | "Members Only" | 2:49 |
8. | "Green Eyes :: Siena" | 3:48 |
9. | "Foreign Language" | 3:54 |
10. | "Talking to Myself" | 4:15 |
11. | "Pop the Balloon" | 4:31 |
Total length: | 42:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Oh No :: He Said What?" | 3:48 |
13. | "Time :: Fate :: Karma :: God" | 3:03 |
14. | "Pure You" | 3:31 |
15. | "Overcome (Stripped)" | 3:19 |
16. | "Tomorrow Is Closed (Stripped)" | 4:15 |
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Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 10 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] | 53 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 8 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] | 34 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] | 1 |
Finnish Physical Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] | 10 |
French Albums (SNEP) [20] | 89 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] | 31 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] | 67 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [23] | 91 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [24] | 37 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [25] | 25 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [26] | 25 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [27] | 4 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [28] | 73 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] | 12 |
UK Albums (OCC) [30] | 1 |
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [31] | 12 |
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [32] | 81 |
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [33] | 46 |
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