We're All Gonna Die (album) explained

We're All Gonna Die
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dawes
Cover:	Dawes - We're All Gonna Die.png
Released:	September 16, 2016
Genre:	Folk rock, pop rock
Length:	46:29
Label:	HUB
Producer:	Blake Mills
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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]

Critical reception

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.

Accolades

Personnel

Dawes

• Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, guitars, pianet (2), slide guitar (7)
• Griffin Goldsmith – drums, vocals, percussion (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), lead vocals (6)
• Wylie Gelber – bass, Kee bass (8)
• Lee Pardini – piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 10), Ace Tone (2, 5, 7, 8), pianet (3, 5, 7), Juno (4, 8), clavinet (1, 9), organ (4), vocals

Additional Musicians

• Blake Mills – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), vocals (2, 6, 7, 8, 9), drum programming (4), bass (5), glockenspiel (7), slide guitar (8), Korg MS-20 (9)
• Rob Moose – strings (2, 6, 10)
• Jim James – vocals (2, 7)
• Mandy Moore – vocals (4)
• Lucius (Jess Wolf & Holly Laessig) – vocals (4)
• Jim Keltner – MPC (7)
• Brittany Howard – vocals (7)
• Will Oldham – vocals (7)
• Nate Walcott – trumpet (10)

(*Jim James appears courtesy of Capitol Music Group)(*Brittany Howard appears courtesy of ATO Records)

Charts

Airplay

Song	Chart	Position
"When the Tequila Runs Out"	Billboard Adult Alternative Songs^[3]	5
"Roll with the Punches"	Billboard Adult Alternative Songs	23

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dawes announce new LP, We're All Gonna Die, share lead single "When the Tequila Runs Out" — watch. Ben Kaye. Consequence of Sound. August 18, 2016.
2. Web site: Dawes making it the old-fashioned way – watch. Allison Stewart. Chicago Tribune. September 19, 2016.
3. Web site: Dawes - Chart history Billboard. www.billboard.com. en. 2017-03-22.