London-based pop-punk band Dream Wife have shared a new track which sounds significantly more on the pop side of things than their previous releases. ‘Temporary’ is the fourth single from the band’s upcoming album ‘So When You Gonna…’, coming out on 3rd July.
Only announcing the song yesterday in a nonchalant Instagram post, Dream Wife’s lead singer Rakel Mjöll surprised fans with the news. Today, in a more serious post, the trio let fans know that the song was out, saying “New song alert: Temporary,” before revealing that all proceeds from digital Bandcamp pre-orders will be donated to Black Minds Matter and Gendered Intelligence. After explaining each organisation’s work, the statement closed with the message: “We also encourage you to directly donate, our trans sisters need our support more than ever now.”
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New song alert: Temporary All proceeds from digital Bandcamp pre-orders of the album So When You Gonna… will be donated to Black Minds Matter (www.blackmindsmatteruk.com) and Gendered Intelligence (genderedintelligence.co.uk). Black Minds Matter connects Black individuals and families with professional and mental health services across the U.K., and Gendered Intelligence aims to increase understandings of gender diversity, working with the trans community and those who impact on trans lives, with a focus on supporting young trans people. We also encourage you to directly donate, our trans sisters need our support more than ever now. A post shared by Dream Wife (@dreamwifeband) on
According the members of Dream Wife – Rakel Mjöll (lead vocals), Alice Go (guitar, backing vocals), and Bella Podpadec (bass, backing vocals) – ‘Temporary’ is about “having hope through waves of difficulties, and was written for a friend who went through multiple miscarriages and is now pregnant again.” A topic which is rarely discussed by the media, the group said that they felt it was “important to speak.”
The emotional single has been shown great support from fans, who are grateful that the band are speaking out about important subjects which many people experience. The song varies from Dream Wife’s usual sound, showcasing MJöll’s soft vocals, and a clean and steady electric guitar doubled by the bass, as well as simple drums, making the music very fitting with the heart-felt lyrics.
The album’s lead single ‘Sports!’ came out in March, along with a colourful music video which has gained over 30,000 views. Following this was ‘Hasta La Vista’ and title track ‘So When You Gonna…’, both of which also received music videos – followers should keep a look out for the ‘Temporary’ music video.
Dream Wife was formed in 2014, when the three members met at university in Brighton, though London is now home for the band. They shared their debut EP in 2016 before signing with current record label Lucky Number Music. Since then, they have released a self-titled studio album and played shows around the world thanks to their loyal fan-base.
The band are planning to take their sophomore album on tour in 2021, kicking off in Oxford on 14th April and travelling across the UK and Europe until the end of May. Tickets can be found on their website.
Check out the full track-list for ‘So When You Gonna…’ below.
1. Sports!
2. Hasta La Vista
3. Homesick
4. Validation
5. Temporary
6. U Do U
7. RH RN
8. Old Flame
9. So When You Gonna…
10. Hold On Me
11. After The Rain
