Everydaydream

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Everydaydream
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2000
RecordedParadise Studios, June 2000
Genre Rock
Length47:38
Label Citadel
Producer Wayne Connolly, Died Pretty
Died Pretty chronology
Using My Gills as a Roadmap
(1998)
Everydaydream
(2000)
Something We Left Behind
(2016)
Singles from Everydaydream
  1. "That Look Before" / "Misunderstood"
    Released: November 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Everydaydream is the eighth and final studio album by the Australian rock band Died Pretty. [5] [6] The album, recorded with producer Wayne Connolly and released in October 2000, injected a strongly electronic feel into the band's sound with its extensive use of synthesizers and drum machines.

Contents

Track listing

(All songs by Brett Myers and Ron Peno)

  1. "Misunderstood" – 5:00
  2. "Brighter Ideas" – 3:30
  3. "Special Way" – 3:49
  4. "Burning Mad" – 5:53
  5. "That Look Before" – 3:59
  6. "Here Comes the Night" – 5:56
  7. "Call Me Sir" – 4:54
  8. "Dream Alone" – 4:27
  9. "Watch Out Below" – 5:20
  10. "The Evening Shadows"– 4:50

Personnel

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References

  1. "Everydaydream - Died Pretty | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Marcus Casey, The Courier-Mail, 16 February 2001.
  3. The Daily Telegraph, 8 February 2001.
  4. Graeme Hammond, The Sunday Herald Sun, 26 November 2000, page 92.
  5. "Died Pretty | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Buckley, Peter (18 March 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides via Google Books.