This article needs additional citations for verification .(September 2016) |
We're All Gonna Die | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 46:29 | |||
Label | HUB | |||
Producer | Blake Mills | |||
Dawes chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from We're All Gonna Die | ||||
|
We're All Gonna Die is the fifth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. It was announced on August 17, 2016, with the release of the lead single, "When the Tequila Runs Out". The album was released on September 16, 2016. [1] It was produced by former bandmate (when they performed as Simon Dawes) Blake Mills. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
American Songwriter | [5] |
Paste Magazine | 7.0/10 [6] |
PopMatters | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
We're All Gonna Die received moderate praise upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 77, indicating "generally favorable" reviews, based on 6 critics.
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
American Songwriter | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 27 [9] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "One of Us" | Taylor Goldsmith, Blake Mills | 4:54 |
2. | "We're All Gonna Die" | Goldsmith | 5:06 |
3. | "Roll with the Punches" | Goldsmith, Mills | 4:25 |
4. | "Picture of a Man" | Goldsmith, Jason Boesel | 4:21 |
5. | "Less than Five Miles Away" | Goldsmith, Mills | 4:58 |
6. | "Roll Tide" | Boesel, Mills | 5:30 |
7. | "When the Tequila Runs Out" | Goldsmith, Boesel, Mills | 4:46 |
8. | "For No Good Reason" | Goldsmith, Mills | 4:22 |
9. | "Quitter" | Goldsmith, Mills | 3:51 |
10. | "As If By Design" | Goldsmith | 4:16 |
(*Jim James appears courtesy of Capitol Music Group) (*Brittany Howard appears courtesy of ATO Records)
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard 200 [10] | 42 |
Song | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
"When the Tequila Runs Out" | Billboard Adult Alternative Songs [11] | 5 |
"Roll with the Punches" | Billboard Adult Alternative Songs | 23 |
Sound-Dust is the seventh studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 28 August 2001 in North America by Elektra Records and on 3 September 2001 internationally by Duophonic Records. The album was produced by John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke and recorded at McEntire's Chicago studio Soma. It was Stereolab's last album to feature singer and guitarist Mary Hansen, who died in a biking accident the following year.
Dead Ringer is the second studio album by Meat Loaf, released on September 4, 1981. It is the second of four albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. The album cover was designed by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
Langhorne Slim is an American singer-songwriter,. He attended high school at Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, part of the SUNY system.
"Feelin' Stronger Every Day" is a song written by Peter Cetera and James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VI (1973). The first single released from that album, it reached #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
"People Are Strange" is a song by the American rock band the Doors. It appears on the band's second studio album, Strange Days, released in September 1967. The song was written by the Doors' vocalist Jim Morrison and guitarist Robby Krieger, although all of the band are credited on the sleeve notes.
Dawes is an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California, composed of brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Lee Pardini (keyboards).
How to Become Clairvoyant is the fifth solo release from Canadian singer-musician Robbie Robertson. It was released on April 5, 2011, and peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. Critical reviews were generally positive.
I Am What I Am is the sixty-second studio album by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released on April 20, 2010 by Vanguard Records. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Nothing Is Wrong is the second studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes, released on June 7, 2011. It is the only Dawes album to feature keyboard player Alex Casnoff.
Blake Mills is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer based in California. He is known for production and guitar work on albums and singles by many artists, including Fiona Apple, Perfume Genius, Bob Dylan, Feist, Jack Johnson, Marcus Mumford, Laura Marling, Weyes Blood, John Legend, Alabama Shakes, Beck, The Killers, Conor Oberst, and Bruce Hornsby; as a touring musician with artists such as Lucinda Williams, Band of Horses and Jenny Lewis; and his four solo albums.
Stories Don't End is the third studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes, released on April 9, 2013.
High Rise is an EP by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on October 8, 2013 through their self-record label Play Pen, LLC. It is the first release by the band without former lead vocalist Scott Weiland, who was fired from the band in February 2013, and the only release to feature Chester Bennington of Linkin Park on lead vocals. Bennington later departed the band in 2015 and died in 2017. Two singles were released to promote the EP; "Out of Time" and "Black Heart". The EP received generally mixed reviews from critics.
Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes is an album produced by T Bone Burnett featuring a collective of musicians recording under the moniker The New Basement Tapes—Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford.
All Your Favorite Bands is the fourth studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes, released on June 2, 2015.
Braver Than We Are is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer Meat Loaf, released in Europe on September 9, 2016, by Caroline International S&D and released in the United States on September 16, 2016 by 429 Records.
The Weight of These Wings is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released on November 18, 2016, via RCA Records Nashville. The album consists of two discs, with Disc 1 titled The Nerve, and Disc 2 titled The Heart. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the all-genre US Billboard 200 chart, and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition to winning Album of the Year at the 2017 ACM Awards, it is considered by several music publications as one of the best albums of the year. In 2020, the album was ranked at 480 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Passwords is the sixth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. It was released on June 22, 2018.
Taylor Dawes Goldsmith is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter of American folk rock band Dawes.
Pebble Brain is the second EP by English indie rock band Lovejoy, released independently through the band's label Anvil Cat Records on 14 October 2021. With seven tracks, it is a follow-up to their debut EP Are You Alright?, issued in May 2021. It debuted at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart and held positions in ten international charts.
In Real Life is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Mandy Moore, released on May 13, 2022, via Verve Forecast Records. The album is a follow-up to her sixth studio album, Silver Landings (2020).