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Jul 6, 2020Though it's very different from Dream Wife, So When You Gonna… is just as genuine, and the duality in Dream Wife's music only makes them a more interesting, and more relevant, band.
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Jul 6, 2020Everything that made their self-titled debut forgettable has been brought back and laboriously run into the ground.
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Jul 2, 2020With a limitless blend of genres, there are songs that your pop princess can access alongside her punk sister, uniting them in their struggle.
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Jul 6, 2020The middle run of ‘U Do U’, ‘RH RN’ and ‘Old Flame’ is so mid-paced and lacking in audible spark that it’s as if the record has momentarily dozed off. And for a group who have seemed so overflowing with ideas, so strong in their convictions and so urgently essential, it can’t help but feel a bit disappointing
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Jul 2, 2020Full of prodigious riffs, intoxicating vocals and a narrative you just can't ignore, So When You Gonna… exemplifies just what happens when talent meets passion.
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Jul 14, 2020So When You Gonna... sets Dream Wife up nicely as a radical band their day, actively engaging with the major issues at hand, progressive in their sound and statements, and making the case for re-evaluating how gender is viewed in the music industry and beyond.
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Jul 2, 2020With so much honesty packed into the 11 tracks, the album is an invitation and a challenge to go after what you want – without apologising for it.
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Jul 6, 2020Dream Wife have tapped into that certain je ne sais quoi that makes for a compelling emotional outlet, even if their energy is slightly dampened on So When You Gonna…. Their vulnerability shows strength and playfulness are the best weapons against malaise on their new record, proving themselves to be a much-needed balm in 2020.
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Q MagazineJul 2, 2020Dream Wife may borrow from the best, but are indefatigably joyfully their own. [Aug 2020, p.113]
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Rolling StoneJul 7, 2020Pop-punk trio deliver glittery hooks and raw feminine energy. [Jul 2020, p.87]
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Jul 2, 2020There are one or two slightly lacklustre moments, such as "Hold On Me", which doesn’t feel like it belongs, but they are far outnumbered and outshined by the groove of songs like "Old Flame" and the smart, questioning lyrics of "Validation". It’s a record that challenges complacency
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Jul 6, 2020They careen through a wide range of moods – coquettish, horny, craving approval, irony – with a zeal you rarely hear in other bands. Occasionally those stories can come across as a little juvenile, but where they lack finesse (and, indeed, it’s great to hear a punk band that still sounds like one, the edges unsmoothed), they make up for in ambition.
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Jul 9, 2020It’s a bold step forward in developing a more sophisticated sound and refusing to retread old ground. However, the lack of Alice Go’s epic power riffs does deprive it of some of the raw power and explosive energy that has made them one of the most thrilling live units in the UK.