Last Night All My Dreams Came True
Last Night All My Dreams Came True | ||||
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Released | 16 February 2018 | |||
Studio | RAK Studios | |||
Length | 52:29 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Wild Beasts chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[5] |
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Last Night All My Dreams Came True is a live album by British indie rock band Wild Beasts. It was released 16 February 2018, under Domino Recording Company.[5]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded live over a two-day period at RAK Studios.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]Last Night All My Dreams Came True was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[8]
Andy Gill from The Independent wrote: "It's a burly collection, with the band's flanged guitars and proggy synths asserting their refusal to follow any set style, and Hayden Thorpe's bristling vocals similarly stretching indie constraints; but when the only "new" track is jerry-rigged together from two old tracks, it all seems a bit unnecessary."[4] Steven Loftin from The Line of Best Fit praised the vocals from the album, by saying: "The vocals of Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming, entwining with their falsetto and baritone beauty respectively, have always been impeccable in a live setting, and it's great to hear this forever immortalised as they run through key cuts from their back catalogue here."[5] Phil Mongredien from The Observer stated: "It's unfortunate that [the album] draws rather so heavily on material from 2016's Boy King, the first Wild Beasts album on which memorable moments were in short supply. It all adds up to a slightly anticlimactic exit for a great band."[6]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wanderlust" | 4:52 |
2. | "Big Cat" | 3:19 |
3. | "A Simple Beautiful Truth" | 2:28 |
4. | "2BU" | 4:22 |
5. | "Bed of Nails" | 4:08 |
6. | "Hooting & Howling" | 4:38 |
7. | "This Is Our Lot" | 4:25 |
8. | "He the Colossus" | 4:23 |
9. | "The Devil's Palace" | 3:43 |
10. | "Alpha Female" | 3:46 |
11. | "Get My Bang" | 3:34 |
12. | "All the King's Men" | 3:59 |
13. | "Celestial Creatures" | 4:54 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 81 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 12 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Williams, Jennessa (14 February 2018). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b Gill, Andy (15 February 2018). "The Independent Review". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Loftin, Steven (9 February 2018). "Wild Beasts' throw a farewell party live in the studio". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b Mongredien, Phil (18 February 2018). "Wild Beasts: Last Night All My Dreams Came True review – an anticlimactic exit". The Guardian. The Observer. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Day, Laurence (6 December 2017). "Wild Beasts announce new album Last Night All My Dreams Came True". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.