Dreamcar (album)

Summary

Dreamcar is the eponymous debut album by American band Dreamcar. It was released on May 12, 2017 through PLOF, LLC, a branch of Columbia Records. The album produced two singles, "Kill for Candy" and "All of the Dead Girls".[7]

Dreamcar
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2017[1]
Length39:10
Label
ProducerTim Pagnotta
Singles from Dreamcar
  1. "Kill for Candy"
    Released: March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)
  2. "All of the Dead Girls"
    Released: August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Consequence of SoundB−[3]
Punknews.org[4]
Pitchfork(5.8/10)[5]
Rock Sound[6]

Singles edit

The album's lead single, "Kill for Candy", was released on March 2, 2017.[8] Along with the announcement of the album, promotional single "Born to Lie" was released on April 7 of the same year.[9] The second promotional single, "All of the Dead Girls", was released on April 14.[10]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, Tom Dumont, and Davey Havok.[11]

No.TitleLength
1."After I Confessed"3:30
2."Kill for Candy"2:54
3."Born to Lie"3:50
4."On the Charts"2:48
5."All of the Dead Girls"3:31
6."Ever Lonely"3:31
7."The Assailant"2:33
8."The Preferred"3:39
9."Slip on the Moon"4:00
10."Don't Let Me Love"3:12
11."Do Nothing"3:37
12."Show Me Mercy"3:45
Total length:39:10

Personnel edit

Credits taken from AllMusic.[12]

Additional

  • Scheila Gonzalez – saxophone
  • Adam Hawkins – engineering
  • Duane Diebolt – illustrations
  • Tina Ibañez – art direction, design
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Peter Mack – engineering assistance
  • Gabrial McNair – keyboards
  • Tim Pagnotta – production
  • Brian Phillips – engineering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Mark Williams – A&R
  • Steve Erle – photography
  • Michael Freeman – mixing assistance

Charts edit

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 115
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 13

References edit

  1. ^ "Dreamcar – Dreamcar". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for DREAMCAR by DREAMCAR". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Brennan, Collin (May 12, 2017). "DREAMCAR – DREAMCAR: AFI's Davey Havok teams up with No Doubt for a low-stakes love letter to the 1980s". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dreamcar - Dreamcar". Punknews.org. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Camp, Zoe (May 25, 2017). "Dreamcar: Dreamcar Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, David (May 4, 2017). "Dreamcar - 'Dreamcar'". Rock Sound. rocksound.tv. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Masley, Ed (October 21, 2017). "The Killers were received like proper rock gods Saturday at Lost Lake Festival". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Epstein, David (March 2, 2017). "No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' With New Supergroup Dreamcar". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  9. ^ Kaye, Ben (April 7, 2017). "No Doubt/AFI supergroup Dreamcar share another track, "Born to Lie" – listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Kaye, Ben (April 14, 2017). "No Doubt/AFI supergroup Dreamcar drop new song "All of the Dead Girls" – listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Dreamcar (Liner notes). Ivy. Columbia. 2017. 88985424732.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Dreamcar – Dreamcar". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  13. ^ "Dreamcar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  14. ^ "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  15. ^ "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.