Last Night All My Dreams Came True
Last Night All My Dreams Came True is a live album by British indie rock band Wild Beasts. It was released 16 February 2018, under Domino Recording Company.[6]
| Last Night All My Dreams Came True | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 16 February 2018 | |||
| Studio | RAK Studios | |||
| Length | 52:29 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 72/100[1] |
| Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Dork | |
| The Independent | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[6] |
| The Observer | |
Production
The album was recorded live over a two-day period at RAK Studios.[8]
Critical reception
Last Night All My Dreams Came True was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[1]
Andy Gill from The Independent said: "It’s a burly collection, with the band's flanged guitars and proggy synths asserting their refusal to follow any set style, and Hayden Thorpe's bristling vocals similarly stretching indie constraints; but when the only "new" track is jerry-rigged together from two old tracks, it all seems a bit unnecessary.[5] Steven Loftin from The Line of Best Fit praised the vocals from the album, by saying: "The vocals of Hayden Thorpe and Tom Fleming, entwining with their falsetto and baritone beauty respectively, have always been impeccable in a live setting, and it’s great to hear this forever immortalised as they run through key cuts from their back catalogue here.[6] Phil Mongredien from The Observer stated: "It’s unfortunate that [the album] draws rather so heavily on material from 2016’s Boy King, the first Wild Beasts album on which memorable moments were in short supply. It all adds up to a slightly anticlimactic exit for a great band.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wanderlust" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Big Cat" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "A Simple Beautiful Truth" | 2:28 |
| 4. | "2BU" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Bed of Nails" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Hooting & Howling" | 4:38 |
| 7. | "This Is Our Lot" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "He the Colossus" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "The Devil's Palace" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Alpha Female" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Get My Bang" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "All the King's Men" | 3:59 |
| 13. | "Celestial Creatures" | 4:54 |
Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 81 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 12 |
References
- "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Williams, Jennessa (14 February 2018). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Gill, Andy (15 February 2018). "The Independent Review". The Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Loftin, Steven (9 February 2018). "Wild Beasts' throw a farewell party live in the studio". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Mongredien, Phil (18 February 2018). "Wild Beasts: Last Night All My Dreams Came True review – an anticlimactic exit". The Guardian. The Observer. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Day, Laurence (6 December 2017). "Wild Beasts announce new album Last Night All My Dreams Came True". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 August 2020.