DREAM WIFE - SOCIAL LUBRICATION

STREET DATE: 6/9/2023

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE / INDIE / ROCK

FORMAT: CAT NO: UPC: CD LUCKY166CD 689492216825

Gatefold Digipac CD with folder poster insert

LP LUCKY166LP 689492217013

Deep Red Vinyl in gatefold sleeve

LPX LUCKY166LPX 689492217112

Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl with Alternate Cover Design in gatefold sleeve, Red & Black Vinyl and Bonus “Love You More” Flexidisc (1k copies w-wide)

The return of Dream Wife is a moment worth savouring, with the band in electrifying form with an entirely self-written and self-produced third album. The only outside influence being the heavyweight mixing duo of Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Depeche Mode) and Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg, Beach House). The incendiary and riotous record finds the trio once again tackling big subjects in their trademark unapologetic manner where, with the band being adept at merging the political with the playful, vital statements are hidden within hot and heavy anthems about making out, having fun and staying curious. Social Lubrication, in the bands words, is “Hyper lusty rock and roll with a political punch, exploring the alchemy of attraction, the lust for life, embracing community and calling out the patriarchy. With a heathy dose of playfulness and fun thrown in.”

“New wave structure meets punk blatancy and 21st-century gender fluency” - NEW YORK TIMES

“[Dream Wife] combine sticky pop flourishes and bruising sounds with brazen self-assurance....extending the continuum of uncompromising feminist musical statements with refreshing directness.” - NPR Music

“The outspoken Brighton punks are back to finish what they started, smashing the patriarchy with hooks and excoriating, witty lyrical missives.” - NME

“Dream Wife just want to dismantle the patriarchy. The U.K. art punks make music that’s roiling with feminist rage and Spice Girls attitude” - Rolling Stone

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