In the absence of live music currently due to Covid-19, Dream Wife have announced that they will be releasing a live album, consisting of nine tracks from their last live show back in January 2020. Aptly titled ‘IRL (Live In London 2020)’, the album is due for release on 20th November and was recorded at the band’s performance at Peckham Audio in London.
Posting to their social media, Dream Wife surprised fans on Tuesday (10th November) with the news. They also wrote a heartfelt message which detailed their experience throughout 2020 and their plans for the future, which include touring the UK in April 2021. They said, “Kicking off this year we imagined 2020 to be seriously getting back to touring, to playing shows, to letting these songs live. But… 2020 has not been what anyone expected it to be.”
Surprise: DREAM WIFE IRL (Live in London 2020) comes out November 20th. Our first live album
– A very limited @RoughTrade vinyl exclusive // Pre-order: https://t.co/E1uHEEsyAa pic.twitter.com/5uhjAPjnle— Dream Wife (@DreamWifeMusic) November 10, 2020
Continuing, the post reads, “We can’t wait to commune with you IRL, at the rock show; to share sweat & joy & rage & grief & energy and love. But for now, we offer you a snapshot of our only rock show of 2020. That was one hell of a show. We offer you a bite of that energy, rawness & connection captured digitally.”
‘IRL’ will be available exclusively on vinyl from Rough Trade Records and, in further news, it will feature an unreleased song ‘Cheap Thrills’ which has previously only been heard live. The new single is out now as a teaser for the album, showcasing some incredible live vocals from lead singer Rakel Mjöll as well as classic punk guitar and drums from instrumentalists Alice Go and Bella Podpadec.
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.
Check out the full track-list for ‘IRL (Live In London)’ below.
1. ‘Hey Heartbreaker’
2. ‘So When You Gonna…’
3. ‘Hasta La Vista’
4. ‘Cheap Thrills’
5. ‘Somebody’
6. ‘Kids’
7. ‘Sports!’
8. ‘F.U.U.’
9. ‘Let’s Make Out’
