Dream Wife - Dream Wife
Critic Score
Based on 25 reviews
2018 Ratings: #168 / 890
User Score
Based on 243 ratings
2018 Rank: #446
Liked by 1 person
January 26, 2018 / Release Date
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
Dork
Their debut album isn’t a roll of the dice, but instead, a laser-guided WMD.
100
NME
Not since Yeah Yeah Yeahs burst out of Manhattan in the early 2000s in a blaze of fishnets and glitter has punk rock been as downright fun.
85
Northern Transmissions
Thanks to their cutthroat energy and fearless lyricism, Dream Wife has made one of the most exciting debuts of the year and have left us desperate for another release.
80
The Line of Best Fit
Here to prove that guitar music isn’t quite bereft of life, Icelandic-Brightonian trio Dream Wife deliver their debut full-length, a punk-punched festival of empowerment ablaze with brash bangers fit for the indie disco.
80
GIGsoup
In all, ‘Dream Wife’ bristles with the energy that makes the pop-punk attitude and arty glam magnetism of their live shows so compelling.
80
God Is in the TV

One of the strengths of the record is that the songs never outstay their welcome, it’s a giddy rush from one to the next and the whole thing is done within 35 minutes. Dream Wife is a highly impressive debut and could be just the thing to shake off that (late) January sluggishness.

80
The Skinny

Dream Wife is brimming with grungey, glam melters and dreamy pop melodies that perfectly capture the enthusiasm and confidence of Dream Wife's live shows, without sounding too over-polished.

80
DIY
Dream Wife have taken all they’ve absorbed from decades of iconic women and created, well, a dream of a record.
80
AllMusic

Dream Wife have seized a certain energy that is undeniable and -- despite the myriad inspirations and easy comparisons -- feels so fresh and alive, enough to make their trailblazing influences proud.

80
musicOMH
If the point of a debut album is to capture a moment, to provide a snapshot of a new, hungry band bursting at the seams with hope and abandon, then this must already be one of the debut albums of the year.
80
Drowned in Sound

Dream Wife neither tempers its messaging, nor fears its own accessibility and inclusivity. While most artists would dread having to juggle the pressure to hit the mark, plus the weight of their legendary influences, Dream Wife have delivered an album that is refreshing in its clarity, its simplicity and its runaway quality.

75
The 405

Dream Wife is an album inextricably linked with the band’s own youthful energy, as it is projected from every single guitar lick, vocal tick and musical explosion across its 35 minutes.

75
Under the Radar
It's an album that bodes well for the band, appearing to arrive as a fully formed force in rock 'n' roll.
70
Clash
Dream Wife’s self-titled debut is a satisfying and infectious trip of lo-fi indie pop that starts 2018 off with a much needed shot of adrenaline.
70
FLOOD Magazine

Over fortified vocal harmonies, punching rock drum beats, and growling guitars that ring like fire alarms, Dream Wife have conceived a pointed but fun debut.

70
Loud and Quiet
Marrying Courtney Love’s gritty, bittersweet vocal stylings with a touch of Kathleen Hanna’s energy, this record is a brimming riot of the expectedly unexpected.
67
Pitchfork

If their debut fails to offer a consistent, forceful message the way their riot grrrl heroes once did, they have at least figured out how to capture some of those predecessors’ energy. For now, Dream Wife leaves you revved up and ready to go with nowhere suggested.

60
PopMatters
Everything Dream Wife is doing on their debut album isn't aces, but it's a fun, easy listen.
bajafrecuencia
60

Influenciadas por un estilo punk y garage. Dream Wife se descarga en un debut homónimo repleto de cortes salvajes, agresivos, y aunque no del todo innovadores, con completo vigor en toda su fibra.

Fav Tracks: "Let's Make Out", "Fire", "Act My Age".

KaijuCuellar
85

There is so much energy in this album. The musical trio weaves through one filthy song to another, truly encapsulating the energy and excitement of youth in their eccentric sound. And that final song was really shocking…they will always keep the listener on their toes from their guitar riffs to their lyrics.

👍

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evelezt
73

I miss them, they were so much fun.

evelezt
73

I miss them, they were so much fun.

everythingafter
69

This is a good debut record from a Riot Grrrl band. I haven't listened to Dream Wife's 2020 album, but just based on this, the band has a lot of potential. The songs here have a lot of energy, the guitar riffs work very well spidering around the vocals and the album overall has some compelling melodies amidst the "riot grrrl" of it all, the yelling and whatnot.

Best songs: Let's Make Out, Somebody, Fire, Love Without Reason, Act My Age, Spend the Night

wless
71

dream wife is a refreshing riot grrrl album, but apart from a few great songs like "fire," "love without reason," and "taste," it feels kind of flat and doesn't take as many risks as it could have.

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Track List

1Let's Make Out
2:56
70
2Somebody
3:30
65
3Fire
3:34
68
4Hey! Heartbreaker
3:20
63
5Love Without Reason
3:18
67
6Kids
4:00
65
7Taste
2:46
70
8Act My Age
2:22
63
9Right Now
2:29
60
10Spend the Night
2:40
60
11F.U.U.
3:51
63
Total Length: 34 minutes
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Added on: October 26, 2017