For a While (album)

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For A While
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2013
Genre Alt-Country
Label Mid-Fi
Dolly Varden chronology
The Panic Bell
(2007)
For A While
(2013)

For A While is the sixth studio album by Chicago based alt-country band Dolly Varden and their first album since the 2007 The Panic Bell release. [1] The official release date for the album was January 21, 2013 [2] but pre-release copies were made available as early as October 2012. [3]

Contents

Steve Dawson took over all the song writing duties for this album and the songs have been described as some of his most accessible, autobiographical and cohesive. [4] Dawson himself described the album as the "most contented thematically", citing agitation and frustration in some of the previous Dolly Varden albums, [4] and as having themes of "mortality, retrospection and gratitude." [5]

Track listing

  1. Del Mar, 1976
  2. For A While
  3. Done (Done)
  4. Girl In A Well
  5. Walking The Chalkline Again
  6. Mayfly
  7. The Milkshake Incident, Part 1
  8. Temperamental Complement
  9. Saskatchewan To Chicago
  10. Why Why Why
  11. Favorite Friend
  12. Thank You

Personnel

Reception

References

  1. Loerzel, Robert (January 21, 2013). "Dolly Varden Interview - Local quintet takes an anti-careerist approach to alt-country". Time Out . Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. Dawson, Steve (July 13, 2012). "Album # 6". Dolly Varden. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  3. Dawson, Steve (August 16, 2012). "dolly varden "for a while" available jan 21, 2013". Dolly Varden. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Steve (January 17, 2013). "Music story isn't over yet for Dolly Varden - Chicago band takes stock at the release of 'For a While'". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Conner, Thomas [in German] (January 16, 2013). "Writers of new Dolly Varden album have come a long way". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  6. Gilbertson, Jon M. (January 21, 2013). "New CDs in stores this week". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  7. Desmond, Jim (January 28, 2013). "REVIEW: Dolly Varden - For A While". When You Motor Away. Retrieved January 28, 2013.