| Die to Wake Up from a Dream | ||||
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| Studio album by MF Tomlinson | ||||
| Released | 11 July 2025 | |||
| Length | 63:58 | |||
| Label | PRAH | |||
| Producer | MF Tomlinson | |||
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| Singles from Die to Wake Up from a Dream | ||||
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Die to Wake Up from a Dream is the studio album by London-based Australian musician MF Tomlinson. [1] It was released on 11 July 2025 via PRAH. [2]
Die to Wake Up from a Dream is the third release from a trilogy by Tomlinson, composed of self-produced albums "exploring memory, hope, and the subconscious". [1] It encompasses elements of art rock and shoegaze. [3]
The title track was released as the lead single on 24 March 2025. [2] Tomlinson described it as "a treatise on resilience, hope and the frankly wildly psychedelic experience of being alive." [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| God Is in the TV | 9/10 [1] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [4] |
| Spill |   [3] |
Ed Jupp of God Is in the TV described the album as "phenomenal" and "ultra-widescreen", noting "It's dreamlike – but then not all dreams are good ones; parts of this record are pretty nightmarish." [1] Spill's Ljubinko Zivkovic remarked, "This time around, he brings in some of the best elements of the Aussie greats that were the Go-Betweens and the Triffids." [3]
The album received a 7/10 rating from the Line of Best Fit , whose reviewer Christopher Hamilton-Peach noted it as "undeniably idiosyncratic in intention" and "torn between competing openness and oppressive pressure, with symmetry and discord revolving in a feverish subconscious world." [4]
All tracks are written by Michael Tomlinson; "Blink and You'll Miss It" written with Gary Barber.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blink and You'll Miss It" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "My Hand in Yours" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "A Dream" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Die to Wake Up from a Dream" | 9:22 |
| 5. | "Your Flight (Dying/Another Dream)" (featuring Florence Shaw) | 8:53 |
| 6. | "Dream of You" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "I'm on the Border" | 4:52 |
| 8. | "A Meadow Part I" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "A Meadow Part II" | 14:25 |
| Total length: | 63:58 | |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]