Passwords (album)

Passwords
Studio album by Dawes
Released	June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Genre	Folk rock pop rock
Length	51:40
Label	HUB
Producer	Jonathan Wilson
Dawes chronology
We're All Gonna Die (2016) Passwords (2018) Good Luck with Whatever (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Classic Rock	[1]
Mojo	[1]
Paste	5.5/10 [3]
Uncut	[1]
Variety	8.3/10 [1] [4]

Passwords is the sixth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. It was released on June 22, 2018. ^{[5] [6]}

Background

Passwords saw the return of producer Jonathan Wilson, who had worked on the band's first two albums. According to the group, the record is "for and about the modern age: the relationships that fill it, the politics that divide it, and the small victories and big losses that give it shape." ^[7] Dawes launched a marketing campaign for the album that encouraged fans to search for "passwords" posted throughout the internet. Once a password was found, it could be entered onto a page of the band's official website, where each part of the password represented a musical note. When entered correctly, these musical notes played various refrains from Dawes songs and unlocked exclusive content, including the singles "Never Gonna Say Goodbye" and "Telescope" as well as a Spotify playlist curated by Griffin Goldsmith. ^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Taylor Goldsmith, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Living in the Future"	4:55
2.	"Stay Down" (Goldsmith, Jason Boesel, Blake Mills)	3:20
3.	"Crack the Case"	5:54
4.	"Feed the Fire" (Goldsmith, Boesel)	5:57
5.	"My Greatest Invention"	5:46
6.	"Telescope"	6:34
7.	"I Can't Love"	5:35
8.	"Mistakes We Should Have Made" (Goldsmith, Boesel)	3:48
9.	"Never Gonna Say Goodbye"	3:56
10.	"Time Flies Either Way"	5:55
Total length:		51:40

Personnel

• Taylor Goldsmith – lead vocals, guitar, piano, synth, electric sitar
• Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion, background vocals
• Wylie Gelber – bass
• Lee Pardini – keyboards, piano, synth, vibraphone, kalimba, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Jonathan Wilson – guitar, drum machine, synth noise (tracks 1, 2, 4)
• Lucius (Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig) – background vocals (track 8)
• Trevor Menear – slide guitar (track 3)
• Josh Johnson – alto sax (track 10)
• Peter Jacobson – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
• Tom Lea – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
• Luis Mascaro – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
• Ina Veli – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [9]	52

References

1. "Passwords by Dawes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
2. Collar, Matt. "Passwords – Dawes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
3. Danton, Eric R. "Dawes: Passwords Review". Paste. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
4. Willman, Chris (June 22, 2018). "Album Review: Dawes' 'Passwords'". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
5. "Passwords by Dawes on Apple Music". iTunes . June 22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
6. Vallejo-Lopez, Abdiel (April 27, 2018). "Dawes Announce Their Sixth Album, Passwords, Due out in June". Paste . Retrieved July 4, 2023.
7. Prabhu, Suraj (May 15, 2018). "Dawes debut music video for 'Living in the Future,' first single from upcoming 'Passwords'". Meaww.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
8. Johnson, Ellen (June 7, 2018). "Exclusive: Dawes Launch Passwords Site, Share New Single "Never Gonna Say Goodbye"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
9. "Dawes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.