Shallow Bed

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Shallow Bed
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Studio album by
Released5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)(UK)
17 April 2012 (2012-04-17)(North America)
Recorded2011
Genre Folk rock, indie folk
Length50:35
Label RCA, Transgressive
Dry The River chronology
Shallow Bed
(2012)
Alarms in the Heart
(2014)
Singles from Shallow Bed
  1. "No Rest"
    Released: 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17)
  2. "Weights & Measures"
    Released: 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
  3. "The Chambers & the Valves"
    Released: 24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
  4. "New Ceremony"
    Released: 16 April 2012 (2012-04-16)

Shallow Bed is the debut studio album from English folk rock band Dry The River and was released 5 March 2012. The album peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "No Rest", "The Chambers & the Valves" and "New Ceremony".

Contents

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
This Is Fake DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Shallow Bed was well received by music critics. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album a positive review stating, "Frontman Peter Liddle's smooth and dulcet tones - reminiscent of Brandon Flowers - are able to command both the anthemic stadium fillers and the delicate ballads that reside here. The latter is evident on 'Bible Belt', a song dealing with alcoholic parents, where Liddle's vocal nimbly pirouettes over a soft blend of gentle acoustics and orchestral undertones. What's most exciting is Dry The River's ability to open the lid on a song and let it soar; a prime example being the entangled vocal and guitar building throughout 'No Rest', which gloriously explodes by the track's end. This knack has the potential to deliver sky-blistering live performances that should make them a talking point throughout 2012 and, if we're lucky, well beyond." [4]

Track listing

Standard listing [11] [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Animal Skins"2:56
2."New Ceremony"4:12
3."Shield Your Eyes"3:40
4."History Book"4:41
5."The Chambers & The Valves"3:10
6."Demons"3:46
7."Bible Belt"4:44
8."No Rest"3:07
9."Shaker Hymns"3:49
10."Weights & Measures"5:04
11."Lion's Den"6:44
12."Family"4:42
Deluxe Version [13]
No.TitleLength
13."Shield Your Eyes" (Live at Lightship95)3:39
14."History Book" (Live at Lightship95)4:49
15."Lion's Den" (Live at Lightship95)6:19
16."Hammer"3:45
17."Night Owls" (Home Demo)2:51
18."Weights & Measures" (Dry the River Summer 2011)5:06
19."No Rest" (Dry the River in New York)3:52

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart [14] 70
UK Albums Chart [15] 28

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 2 March 2012Digital download [12] [13] Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records
5 March 2012CD [11]

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