Noonday Dream

Noonday Dream is the third album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard, released on 1 June 2018.[2][3]

Noonday Dream
Studio album by Ben Howard
Released	1 June 2018
Genre	Indie folk, Psychedelic folk[1]
Length	50:25
Label	Island
Ben Howard chronology
I Forget Where We Were (2014) Noonday Dream (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Independent	[6]
DIY	[7]
Uncut
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[8]
Mojo	8/10
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[9]
NME	6/10[10]
Q Magazine

"Noonday Dream" has received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80 based on 11 reviews.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nica Libres at Dusk"	6:34
2.	"Towing the Line"	3:55
3.	"A Boat to an Island on the Wall"	7:10
4.	"What the Moon Does"	5:21
5.	"Someone in the Doorway"	4:56
6.	"All Down the Mines (Interlude)"	0:47
7.	"The Defeat"	5:53
8.	"A Boat to an Island, Part II / Agatha's Song"	4:54
9.	"There's Your Man"	4:39
10.	"Murmurations"	6:16
Total length:		50:25

Vinyl extra tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Bird on a Wing"	5:10
12.	"Interlude"	1:16

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	100
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	61
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16]	90
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	17
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19]	12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]	38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	4
US Billboard 200[24]	138
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[25]	5

References

1. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ben-howard/noonday-dream/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "ben howard on Twitter".
3. "Noonday Dream - Standard CD". Ben Howard.
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5. Monger, James. "Ben Howard – Noonday Dream". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
6. Hardy, Tony (30 May 2018). "Ben Howard – Noonday Dream". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
7. Richards, Will. "Ben Howard - Noonday Dream". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
8. Hann, Michael. "Ben Howard - Noonday Dream". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
9. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen. "In Noonday Dream, Ben Howard has constructed us an oasis". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
10. Mylrea, Hannah. "Ben Howard – 'Noonday Dream' review". NME. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
11. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
12. "Austriancharts.at – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
13. "Ultratop.be – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
14. "Ultratop.be – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
15. "Ben Howard Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
16. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201823 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
19. "Irish Albums Chart: 8 June 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
20. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
21. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
24. "Ben Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
25. "Ben Howard Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.