Dreamcar (album)

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Dreamcar
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2017 [1]
Length39:10
Label
Producer Tim Pagnotta
Singles from Dreamcar
  1. "Kill for Candy"
    Released: March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)
  2. "All of the Dead Girls"
    Released: August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Consequence of Sound B− [3]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork (5.8/10) [5]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Dreamcar is the eponymous debut album by American band Dreamcar. It was released on May 12, 2017 through PLOF, LLC, a branch of Columbia Records. The album produced two singles, "Kill for Candy" and "All of the Dead Girls". [7]

Contents

Singles

The album's lead single, "Kill for Candy", was released on March 2, 2017. [8] Along with the announcement of the album, promotional single "Born to Lie" was released on April 7 of the same year. [9] The second promotional single, "All of the Dead Girls", was released on April 14. [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, Tom Dumont, and Davey Havok. [11]

No.TitleLength
1."After I Confessed"3:30
2."Kill for Candy"2:54
3."Born to Lie"3:50
4."On the Charts"2:48
5."All of the Dead Girls"3:31
6."Ever Lonely"3:31
7."The Assailant"2:33
8."The Preferred"3:39
9."Slip on the Moon"4:00
10."Don't Let Me Love"3:12
11."Do Nothing"3:37
12."Show Me Mercy"3:45
Total length:39:10

Personnel

Credits taken from AllMusic. [12]

Additional

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 115
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [15] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [16] 13

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