Fever Dream (Of Monsters and Men album)
2019 studio album by Of Monsters and Men
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Fever Dream (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, released on 26 July 2019 through Republic Records.[2] The album was co-produced by the band with Rich Costey, and was preceded by the lead single "Alligator".[3]
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| Released | 26 July 2019 | |||
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| Length | 40:30 | |||
| Label | Republic | |||
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Background
Lead singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir said that while writing the album she had grown "really tired" of writing songs on an acoustic guitar as it "brought out things in [me] that were predictable", so she began working on a laptop at home, "figuring out all these new sounds and being curious about them".[4] Nanna said lead single "Alligator", called "driving and percussion-heavy" by Billboard,[5] began like a "dance song", but that it is not entirely representative of the album's sound. She described the album as "more poppy and brighter" than the band's previous album, 2015's Beneath the Skin.[3]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[6] |
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| AllMusic |   [7] |
| DIY |  [8] |
| The Irish Times | [9] |
| The Independent | [10] |
| Paste | 6.3/10[11] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.2/5[12] |
The album received positive reviews from music critics. It holds a rating of 70 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]
Commercial performance
Fever Dream debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units, of which 30,000 were pure album sales. It is Of Monsters and Men's third US top 10 album.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Alligator" | Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Ahay" | Nanna, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Róróró" | Nanna | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Waiting for the Snow" | Nanna | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Vulture, Vulture" | Nanna, Ragnar | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Wild Roses" | Nanna, Ragnar | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Stuck in Gravity" | Nanna, Ragnar, Arnar | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Sleepwalker" | Nanna, Ragnar, Arnar | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Wars" | Nanna, Ragnar | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Under a Dome" | Nanna, Ragnar, Arnar | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Soothsayer" | Nanna, Arnar | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 40:30 | ||
Personnel
Of Monsters and Men
- Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion
- Ragnar Þórhallsson – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, keyboards
- Brynjar Leifsson – guitar, synthesizer
- Kristján Páll Kristjánsson – bass, synthesizer
- Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson – drums, percussion, programming, synthesizer, piano
Additional musicians
- Steingrimur Karl Teague – piano on track 2, 4, 5, 6, 9
- Viktor Orri Árnason – strings on track 4, 10
Technical
- Of Monsters And Men – producer
- Rich Costey – producer, mixing, programming
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
- Martin Cooke – engineering, programming
- KT Pipal – mixing assistance
Artwork and design
- Davíð Arnar Baldursson – design, layout
- Ragnar Þórhallsson – design, layout
- Jón Sæmundur – paintings
Charts
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