We're All Gonna Die (Dawes album)
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| Studio album by Dawes | ||||||||||
| 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]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter |    [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| AllMusic | [6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| Paste Magazine | 7.0/10[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.
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Songwriter | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 27[9] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Dawes.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One of Us" | 4:54 |
| 2. | "We're All Gonna Die" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Roll with the Punches" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Picture of a Man" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Less than Five Miles Away" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Roll Tide" | 5:28 |
| 7. | "When the Tequila Runs Out" | 4:44 |
| 8. | "For No Good Reason" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Quitter" | 3:51 |
| 10. | "As If By Design" | 4:16 |
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), Acetone (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
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[10] | 42 |
References
- ↑ Ben Kaye. "Dawes announce new LP, We're All Gonna Die, share lead single "When the Tequila Runs Out" — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ↑ Allison Stewart. "Dawes making it the old-fashioned way - watch". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "We're All Gonna Die Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Beviglia, Jim. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 14, 2016). "Review: Dawes Slicks Up on 'We're All Gonna Die'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Bruce, Jasper. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die". PopMatters. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2016). "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Dawes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Dawes. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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