London-based trio Dream Wife – vocalist Rakel Mjöll (she/her), guitarist Alice Go (she/her), bassist Bella Podpadec (they/them) – released their electrifying third album, Social Lubrication, this Summer via Lucky Number to critical acclaim. Known for their explosive live shows, Dream Wife will return stateside later this week with a string of dates kicking off in NYC at Brooklyn Made.
To celebrate their forthcoming run of shows, they today share brand new track “Love You More”, recorded during the Social Lubrication album sessions. Drawing from the likes of Pixies and Hole for inspiration, the band says, “‘Love You More’ is not your typical love song, but a love song to the self and choosing to love perfectly imperfect bodies. It has a gritty underbelly, dealing with self-acceptance, body dysmorphia, disaster capitalism, climate collapse and depression. From the micro to the macro, the song explores the relationship between the self and both the body and the earth as experiences of home, as a vessel for feeling.”
Social Lubrication is an entirely self-written album, produced by Alice Go (of Dream Wife) alongside Matthew Peel, mixed by duo Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Depeche Mode) and Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg, Beach House). The album finds the band once again playfully tackling big subjects like bodily autonomy, dismantling the patriarchy, and using your platform for the greater good, while truly translating the visceral nature of their riotous live shows to tape for the first time. Social Lubrication follows their UK Top 20 breakthrough with their sophomore record So When You Gonna…. What came next was remixes for the likes of Rina Sawayama, Nova Twins, and Porridge Radio, and international touring at festivals such as Lollapalooza (US), Laneway (AU), Summersonic (JP), Primavera (ES) and Pitchfork (FR) as well as opening slots for Garbage, The Kills, and even the Rolling Stones at Hyde Park.
Dream Wife have come a long way since their 2018 self-titled debut. Their last album, smashed the Official UK Top 20 album charts (the only indie album recorded and produced by all women at the time to do so), and earned them universal praise and countless sold-out shows Alongside their accolades, however, Dream Wife have always advocated for upholding the community on a truly ground level and paying it forward. Proceeds from direct digital sales of So When You Gonna… went to Black Minds Matter and Gendered Intelligence. In 2021, the band released a megamix for Rainbow Mind, a mental health charity for LGBTQIA people, with contributions from Shirley Manson, The Big Moon, Big Joanie and Girli among others.
Tour Dates
September 15th – Brooklyn, NY, USA @ Brooklyn Made
September 17th – Portland, OR, USA @ Mississippi Studios
September 18th – Seattle, WA, USA @ Barboza
September 20th – San Francisco, CA, USA @ Bottom Of The Hill
September 21st – Los Angeles, CA, USA @ Zebulon
October 5th – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
October 6th – Birmingham, UK @ Castle & Falcon
October 7th – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew (Matinee show)
October 7th – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
October 8th – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
October 10th – Dublin, Ireland @ The Grand Social
October 11th – Limerick, Ireland @ Dolans
October 12th – Galway, Ireland @ Roisin Dubh
October 19th – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
November 4th – Brighton, UK @ Mutations Festival
November 6th – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris
November 7th – Rennes, France @ Ubu
November 8th – Amiens, France @ La Lune Des Pirates
November 10th – Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
November 11th – Mannheim, Germany @ Elektrik Pony Cup
November 12th – Kortrijk, Belgium @ Sonic City
November 14th – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen
November 15th – Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
November 16th – Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
November 17th – Chemnitz, Germany @ Atomino
November 19th – Poznan, Poland @ Klub Pod Minoga
November 20th – Warsaw, Poland @ Voodoo
November 22nd – Prague, Czechia @ Cafe V Lese
November 23rd – Munich, Germany @ Ampere
November 24th – Milan, Italy @ Biko Club
November 25th – Annecy, France @ Le Brise Glace
November 27th – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Razzmatazz 3
November 28th – Madrid, Spain @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
November 29th – San Sebastián, Spain @ Dabadaba
November 30th – La Rochelle, France @ La Sirene
December 2nd – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Zeitgeist Festival
December 3rd – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Rotown
January 6th – Bognor Regis, UK @ Rockaway Beach
February 13th – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
February 14th – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega Social Club
February 15th – Sheffield, UK @ Crookes Social Club
February 16th – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
February 17th – Newcastle, UK @ The Grove
March 2nd – Athens, Greece @ Gagarin 205
