Fever Dream (Ben Watt album)

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Fever Dream
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Studio album by
Ben Watt
Released8 April 2016
RecordedLondon
Length43:07
Label Unmade Road
Producer Ben Watt
Ben Watt chronology
Hendra
(2014)		Fever Dream
(2016)		Storm Damage
(2020)

Fever Dream is the third solo studio album by English singer, songwriter, author, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt. [1] [2] It was released on 8 April 2016 on Unmade Road. Self-produced at RAK Studios in London, it continues his relationship with guitarist Bernard Butler, begun on his award-winning 2014 album Hendra, [3] and adds guest cameos from MC Taylor of North Carolina folk-rock band Hiss Golden Messenger, and Boston singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler. It received a 9/10 review in Uncut magazine. [4] In a four-star review, the Guardian said: 'In his early 50s, he is making some of the best music of his career.' [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Watt, except where noted.

Fever Dream track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gradually"5:29
2."Fever Dream"3:51
3."Between Two Fires"3:20
4."Winter's Eve"4:05
5."Women's Company"5:09
6."Faces of My Friends"4:50
7."Running with the Front Runners"4:41
8."Never Goes Away"2:52
9."Bricks and Wood"4:22
10."New Year of Grace" (Benjamin Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Watt)4:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Fever Dream
Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 53

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Watt – watch the video to his new single Gradually". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Laggan, Michelle. "Ben Watt – "Fever Dream" (Feat. Hiss Golden Messenger) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hendra Award". Clash Music. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Uncut Review". Uncut. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Guardian Review". The Guardian .
  6. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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