Dream Wife (album)

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Dream Wife
Dream Wife Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Dream Wife
Released26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
Genre
Length34:48
Label Lucky Number
Producer
  • Oliver Wright
  • Peter Jarrett
Dream Wife chronology
Dream Wife
(2018)		 So When You Gonna...
(2020)
Singles from Dream Wife
  1. "F.U.U."
    Released: 28 October 2016 [1]
  2. "Somebody"
    Released: 8 March 2017 [2]
  3. "Fire"
    Released: 15 August 2017
  4. "Let's Make Out"
    Released: 25 October 2017

Dream Wife is the debut studio album by the British punk rock band Dream Wife, released via Lucky Number in January 2018. [3]

Contents

Release

On 28 October 2016, the band released the first single from the album, "F.U.U." [1] The music video to the single was released on 8 March 2018, and features Fever Dream and directed by Aidan Zamiri. [4]

On 31 January 2017, Dream Wife explained they were halfway to completing their debut album, while recording it at a studio in Notting Hill. [5]

The second single "Somebody" was announced on 8 March 2017. The band described the single as "a conversation on the reclamation of bodies by the women who occupy them in a tender, yet direct, and empowering way". [2] The music video to the single was released on 29 March 2017, and was directed by John Podpadec and filmed in Wedmore. [6]

On 15 August 2017, the third single "Fire" was announced. [7] The music video for the single was released on 6 September 2017. [8] The single was made into an EP on 27 September 2017, which got rave reviews from critics. [9]

On 25 October 2017, Dream Wife announced the release of their new album, along with the fourth single "Let's Make Out". [10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [11]
Metacritic 77/100 [12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Clash 7/10 [14]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [16]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [17]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [18]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [20]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [21]
Uncut 7/10 [22]

Upon its release, Dream Wife received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic who gave the album a score of 77/100 based on 16 reviews from critics. [12] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 81 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 22 reviews. [23]

Accolades

Accolades for Dream Wife
PublicationAccoladeRank
God Is in the TV God Is in the TV's Top 100 Albums of 2018
18 [24]
The Line of Best Fit The Line of Best Fit's Top 50 Albums of 2018
36 [25]
MusicOMH MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018
28 [26]
NME NME's Top 100 Albums of 2018
13 [27]
NME's Top 25 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
2 [28]
The Skinny The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018
14 [29]
Upset MagazineUpset Magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2018
6 [30]

Track listing

Dream Wife track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Make Out"2:56
2."Somebody"3:30
3."Fire"3:33
4."Hey Heartbreaker"3:20
5."Love Without Reason"3:19
6."Kids"4:00
7."Taste"2:46
8."Act My Age"2:22
9."Right Now"2:29
10."Spend the Night"2:40
11."F.U.U" (featuring Fever Dream)3:50
Total length:34:48

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Dream Wife
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [31] 74
UK Albums (OCC) [32] 60
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [33] 11

References

  1. 1 2 Day, Laurence (28 October 2016). "Dream Wife will fuck you up on Spice Girls-referencing single "FUU"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Day, Laurence (8 March 2017). "Dream Wife air "Somebody", a hard-hitting new "ballad for women"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dream Wife by Dream Wife". iTunes Store . 26 January 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Dream Wife - F.U.U. ft. Fever Dream". YouTube. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Goodman, Jessica (31 January 2017). "Dream Wife say they've finished "90%" of their debut album". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dream Wife - Somebody". YouTube. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Day, Laurence (15 August 2017). "Dream Wife prove once again that they're one of the UK's most exciting new bands". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Dream Wife - Fire". YouTube. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Pilbeam, Katie (27 September 2017). "Dream Wife fan the flames with new EP". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dream Wife Announce Self-titled Debut Album, Share 'Let's Make Out'". DIY . 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Dream Wife by Dream Wife reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Dream Wife by Dream Wife Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. "Dream Wife – Dream Wife". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Egan, Liam (6 February 2018). "Dream Wife – Dream Wife". Clash . Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Swann, Emma (26 January 2018). "Dream Wife – Dream Wife". DIY . Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  16. ↑ Mobbs, Tim (24 January 2018). "Album Review: Dream Wife – Dream Wife". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  17. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (22 January 2018). "Dream Wife – 'Dream Wife' review". NME . Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (8 February 2018). "Dream Wife: Dream Wife". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  19. ↑ Davies, Hannah J. (February 2018). "Dream Wife: Dream Wife". Q (381): 111.
  20. ↑ Buscovic, Alix (February 2018). "Dream Wife – Dream Wife". Record Collector (476). Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  21. ↑ Younes, Nadia (23 January 2018). "Dream Wife – Dream Wife". The Skinny . Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  22. ↑ Pollard, Alexandra (February 2018). "Dream Wife: Dream Wife". Uncut (249): 24.
  23. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "GIITTV Albums of the Year 2018". God Is in the TV . 10 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2018". The Line of Best Fit . 3 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  26. ↑ Hubbard, Michael (5 December 2018). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2018". MusicOMH . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  27. ↑ "Best Albums of 2018". NME . 17 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  28. ↑ Smith, Thomas (22 May 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018 So Far". NME . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  29. ↑ "The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018". The Skinny . 5 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  30. ↑ "The Best of 2018". Upset Magazine. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  31. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  32. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  33. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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