Hot Dreams
| Hot Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by Timber Timbre | ||||
| Released | March 31, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Folk, country blues, freak folk, psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Arts & Crafts | |||
| Timber Timbre chronology | ||||
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Hot Dreams is the fifth studio album by Canadian band Timber Timbre, released on March 31, 2014[1] on Arts & Crafts.[2] The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[3]
Production
Kirk left Ontario for Los Angeles to write the album and was inspired by his surroundings in the Laurel Canyon.[4] Not writing alone anymore like on previous albums, the group focused more on a rock and roll trajectory with the new album, also making heavy use of vintage synthesizers and the mellotron.[5][6]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| NME | (8/10)[8] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[9] |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[10] |
| Spectrum Culture | (4/5)[11] |
Hot Dreams was released to mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reception.[12]
Track listing
- "Beat the Drum Slowly" – 5:29
- "Hot Dreams" – 4:53
- "Curtains!?" – 3:44
- "Bring Me Simple Men" – 3:50
- "Resurrection Drive, Part II" – 2:11
- "Grand Canyon" – 4:38
- "This Low Commotion" – 5:06
- "The New Tomorrow" – 4:04
- "Run From Me" – 4:17
- "The Three Sisters" – 4:51
Personnel
- Taylor Kirk – drums, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, layout, mellotron, novachord, hammond organ, percussion, piano, theremin, vocals, producer
- Simon Trottier – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, marxophone, mellotron, percussion, tubular bells, vocals, engineer, producer
- Mathieu Charbonneau – farfisa organ, harpsichord, mellotron, novachord, piano, vox continental, wurlitzer
- Olivier Farfield – drums, fender rhodes, electric guitar, hammond organ, synthesizer, tape machine, engineer
- Colin Stetson – baritone sax, bass sax, c-melody sax
- Mika Posen – strings, vocals
- Simone Schmidt – vocals
- Mark Lawson – synthesizer drums, mixing
- Romy Lightman – vocals
References
- 1 2 Heather Phares, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dream". Allmusic, March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Stephen Thompson, "First Listen: Timber Timbre, 'Hot Dreams'," NPR, March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk used to being uncomfortable". The Georgia Straight, June 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Timber Timbre still spooky, now sultry". Toronto Star, May 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams". Exclaim!, March 28, 2014.
- ↑ Jon Dennis, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian treat". The Guardian, March 27, 2014.
- ↑ Cian Traynor, "Timber Timbre - 'Hot Dreams'". NME, March 28, 2014.
- ↑ Zachary Houle, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Pop Matters, May 9, 2014.
- ↑ Giuseppe Zevolli, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Drowned in Sound, March 28, 2014.
- ↑ Josh Goller, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Spectrum Culture, April 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.