Dream Wife (album) explained

Dream Wife
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dream Wife
Cover:	Dream Wife Album Cover.jpg
Length:	34:48
Label:	Lucky Number
Next Title:	So When You Gonna...
Next Year:	2020

Dream Wife is the debut studio album by the British punk rock band Dream Wife, released via Lucky Number in January 2018.^[1]

Release

On 28 October 2016, the band released the first single from the album, "F.U.U."^[2] The music video to the single was released on 8 March 2018, and features Fever Dream and directed by Aidan Zamiri.^[3]

On 31 January 2017, Dream Wife explained they were halfway to completing their debut album, while recording it at a studio in Notting Hill.^[4]

The second single "Somebody" was announced on 8 March 2017. The band described the single as "a conversation on the reclamation of bodies by the women who occupy them in a tender, yet direct, and empowering way".^[5] The music video to the single was released on 29 March 2017, and was directed by John Podpadec and filmed in Wedmore.^[6]

On 15 August 2017, the third single "Fire" was announced.^[7] The music video for the single was released on 6 September 2017.^[8] The single was made into an EP on 27 September 2017, which got rave reviews from critics.^[9]

On 25 October 2017, Dream Wife announced the release of their new album, along with the fourth single "Let's Make Out".^[10]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Dream Wife received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic who gave the album a score of 77/100 based on 16 reviews from critics. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 81 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 22 reviews.^[11]

Accolades

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Accolade	Rank
God Is in the TV	God Is in the TVs Top 100 Albums of 2018
The Line of Best Fit	The Line of Best Fits Top 50 Albums of 2018
MusicOMH	MusicOMHs Top 50 Albums of 2018
NME	NMEs Top 100 Albums of 2018
NMEs Top 25 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
The Skinny	The Skinnys Top 50 Albums of 2018
Upset Magazine	Upset Magazines Top 10 Albums of 2018

Personnel

• Rakel Mjöll Leifsdóttir – lead vocals
• Alice Gough – guitar, vocals
• Isabella Podpadec – bass, vocals
• Alex Paveley – drums (tracks 1–4 and 6–11)
• Paeris Giles – drums (track 5)
• Fever Dream – co-lead vocals (track 11)
• Oliver Wright – production, mixing
• Peter Jarrett – production, mixing
• Steven Ansell – additional drum recording (track 5)
• Ione Gamble – artwork
• Cady Siregar – artwork assistant
• Tim Hampson – artwork assistant
• Hollie Fernando – photography
• Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee – photography
• Jender Anomie – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dream Wife by Dream Wife . . 26 January 2018 . 5 September 2019.
2. Web site: Dream Wife will fuck you up on Spice Girls-referencing single "FUU". The Line of Best Fit. Day. Laurence. 28 October 2016. 27 August 2020.
3. Web site: Dream Wife - F.U.U. ft. Fever Dream. YouTube. 8 March 2018. 27 August 2020.
4. Web site: Dream Wife say they've finished "90%" of their debut album. The Line of Best Fit. Goodman. Jessica. 31 January 2017. 27 August 2020.
5. Web site: Dream Wife air "Somebody", a hard-hitting new "ballad for women". The Line of Best Fit. Day. Laurence. 8 March 2017. 27 August 2020.
6. Web site: Dream Wife - Somebody. YouTube. 29 March 2017. 27 August 2020.
7. Web site: Dream Wife prove once again that they're one of the UK's most exciting new bands. The Line of Best Fit. Day. Laurence. 15 August 2017. 27 August 2020.
8. Web site: Dream Wife - Fire. YouTube. 6 September 2017. 27 August 2020.
9. Web site: Dream Wife fan the flames with new EP. The Line of Best Fit. Pilbeam. Katie. 27 September 2017. 27 August 2020.
10. Web site: Dream Wife Announce Self-titled Debut Album, Share 'Let's Make Out'. DIY. 25 October 2017. 27 August 2020.
11. Web site: Album of the Year Review. Album of the Year. 26 August 2020.