Billboard Heart
2025 studio album by Deep Sea Diver
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Billboard Heart is the fourth studio album by the American indie rock band Deep Sea Diver. It was released on February 28, 2025, through Sub Pop.[3]
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| Released | February 28, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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Background
The album consists of three singles, "Billboard Heart", "Shovel", and "Let Me Go", with the first single peaking on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart at number 40.[4][5] The music video for the lead single, "Billboard Heart", which was released together with the single, was directed by the band members, Jessica Dobson and Peter Mansen, along with cinematographer Tyler Kalberg.[6][7]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Clash | 7/10[8] |
| New Noise Magazine | [9] |
| Paste | 7.6/10[2] |
| Under the Radar | [1] |
AllMusic reviewed Billboard Heart, stating "Throughout, Dobson's passionate, punk-inflected vocals, flaws-and-all instrumental takes, and an actively-burning-out vibe sell songs that are anxious even in affectionate moments."[3]
New Noise Magazine gave the album a 3-star rating and remarked "Billboard Heart is like a self-help book contextualized in music. It combats the internal struggles within ourselves that makes us cower in fear."[9]
Ben Jardine of Under the Radar described it as having the "trademarked sense of weightlessness" as the band's previous albums, stating "it’s also earmarked by crunchier guitars, soaring synths, and the occasional heavy drum fill."[1]
Paste magazine wrote a review about Billboard Heart, stating it is "full of snappy lyrics, impeccable guitar-playing and crisp synthwork in a tight clasp, and the result is indie rock that sounds like it was made with both the confidence of a 22-year-old bursting onto the scene and the wisdom of a veteran player."[2]
Clash magazine commented about the album, "it sees the group at the top of their game delivering an ambitious, eclectic eleven tracks that really showcase Jessica Dobson and co’s songwriting and musicianship."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Billboard Heart" | Jessica Dobson | 5:07 |
| 2. | "What Do I Know" | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Emergency" |
| 4:13 |
| 4. | "Shovel" |
| 4:29 |
| 5. | "Tiny Threads" |
| 5:21 |
| 6. | "Loose Change" | Dobson | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Always Waving Goodbye" | Dobson | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Let Me Go" (featuring Madison Cunningham) |
| 4:42 |
| 9. | "Be Sweet" | Dobson | 3:53 |
| 10. | "See in the Dark" |
| 3:52 |
| 11. | "Happiness Is Not a Given" | Dobson | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 45:34 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
Deep Sea Diver
- Jessica Dobson – vocals, production (all tracks); electric guitar (tracks 1, 3–5, 7–10), additional engineering (1, 3, 5, 8), synthesizer (1, 4–6), bass (2, 3, 6, 7, 9–11), engineering (2, 6, 9), guitars (2, 6), additional synthesizer (2), percussion (3, 9), Omnichord (5), piano (7, 9–11); acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer (7); Casio synthesizer (11), Polaroids
- Peter Mansen – drums (1–7, 9–11), percussion (2, 4, 5, 10), drum machine (4), electric guitar (5); Mellotron, synthesizer (8); Polaroids
- Elliot Jackson – synthesizer (1–5, 7, 10, 11), crowd sound sample (5), percussion (10), Polaroids
Additional contributors
- Andy D. Park – production, engineering, mixing (all tracks); drum tape loop (2), synth bass (4, 7, 9), drum machine programming (4); drum machine, bass (8); drum programming (9); glockenspiel, additional piano (11)
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Steve Fallone – mastering
- Levi Seitz – vinyl mastering
- Adam Schatz – additional production (1, 4), synthesizer (1)
- Carly Bond – engineering assistance
- Samuel Rosson – engineering assistance
- Yuuki Matthews – bass (1, 4)
- Greg Leisz – steel guitar (1, 5)
- Abby Gunderson – strings (6, 9)
- Caroline Rose – background vocals (6, 11)
- Madison Cunningham – background vocals (7, 11), acoustic guitar (7); vocals, electric guitar (8)
- Sean O'Brien – engineering (1, 4)
- Neil Krug – cover photo
- Tyler Kalberg – back cover photo
- Elliot Jackson – gatefold photo
- Dusty Summers – design, layout
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] | 77 |