I've Felt Better

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I've Felt Better
Dinosaur Pile-Up - I've Felt Better.jpg
Studio album by
Released22 August 2025 (2025-08-22)
Length39:09
Label Mascot
Producer
Dinosaur Pile-Up chronology
Celebrity Mansions
(2019)
I've Felt Better
(2025)
Singles from I've Felt Better
  1. "My Way"
    Released: 12 April 2025
  2. "Sick of Being Down"
    Released: 19 June 2025

I've Felt Better is the fifth studio album by the English alternative rock band Dinosaur Pile-Up. It was released on 22 August 2025, via Mascot Records digitally. [1]

Contents

Background

The first album by the band in six years since Celebrity Mansions in 2019, I've Felt Better consists of twelve songs. [1] "My Way" was released as the first single on 12 April 2025. [2] "Sick of Being Down" followed as the second single on 19 June 2025. [3] [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Clash 7/10 [6]
Kerrang! 4/5 [7]

Kerrang! 's James Hickie, rating the album four out of five and comparing it with the band's previous releases, noted "It's hard to say, given the high standard they've always maintained, though the experience and depth it brings to a band who've never had a problem penning rock bangers may just edge it into first place." [7]

The album received a three-star rating from the Arts Desk, whose reviewer Thomas Green stated, "And there's a load more of Dinosaur Pile-Up's well-honed, easy-going good time. 12 songs in 40 minutes. Indeed, it picks up where they left off. One can only hope their fans do too." [5] Writing for Clash, Paulina Subia described it as "a joyous listen" and noted, "Even when it favors melancholy, each song is performed with a spirited energy that proves irresistible to sing along to." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Matt Bigland; all music is composed by Bigland, except where noted.

I've Felt Better track listing
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."'Bout to Lose It" 
3:41
2."I've Felt Better" 
2:53
3."Punk Kiss" 
  • Bigland
  • Hibbitt
2:56
4."Sick of Being Down" 
  • Bigland
  • Terefe
3:24
5."My Way" 
  • Bigland
  • Hibbitt
3:24
6."Big Dogs" 
  • Bigland
  • Hibbitt
2:44
7."Big You and Me" 
  • Bigland
  • Hibbitt
2:55
8."Love's the Worst"
  • Bigland
  • Mike Horner
  • Stevens
2:47
9."Quasimodo Melonheart"
  • Bigland
  • Horner
  • Stevens
3:53
10."Sunflower" 
  • Bigland
  • Horner
3:59
11."Unfamiliar" 
  • Bigland
  • Hibbitt
3:33
12."I Don't Love Nothing and Nothing Loves Me" 
  • Bigland
  • Terefe
3:00
Total length:39:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Dinosaur Pile-Up

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for I've Felt Better
Chart (2025)Peak
position
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [9] 79
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] 28
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11] 13

References

  1. 1 2 Taylor, Sam (10 April 2025). "Dinosaur Pile-Up have announced their new album I've Felt Better and some UK tour dates". Dork . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. Weaver, James (12 April 2025). "Dinosaur Pile-Up announce new album I've Felt Better". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. Garner, Emily (19 June 2025). "Dinosaur Pile-Up drop new single: "It's essentially a post-traumatic…". Kerrang! . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. Weaver, James (21 June 2025). "Dinosaur Pile-Up release new song 'Sick of Being Down'". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 Green, Thomas (16 August 2025). "Album: Dinosaur Pile-Up – I've Felt Better". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Subia, Paulina (21 August 2025). "Dinosaur Pile-Up — I've Felt Better". Clash . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hickie, James (19 August 2025). "Album review: Dinosaur Pile-Up – I've Felt Better". Kerrang! . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  8. "I've Felt Better / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  9. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  11. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 August 2025.