Every Night the Same Dream

Every Night the Same Dream is the fourth studio album by Australian indie pop band Ball Park Music. It was released on 19 August 2016 and peaked at number three on the ARIA Charts. The album's psychedelic rock-influenced sound marks a significant sonic departure from their previous record, Puddinghead (2014).

Every Night the Same Dream
Studio album by
Ball Park Music
Released19 August 2016
StudioSound Recordings, Castlemaine, Victoria & Sixth Ave Studio, Queensland
Genre
Length41:43
LabelStop Start/Inertia
ProducerBall Park Music
Ball Park Music chronology
Puddinghead
(2014)		 Every Night the Same Dream
(2016)		 Good Mood
(2018)
Singles from Every Night the Same Dream
  1. "Pariah"
    Released: 27 April 2016[1]
  2. "Nihilist Party Anthem"
    Released: 16 May 2016[2]
  3. "Whipping Boy"
    Released: 5 August 2016[3]

Composition

The album was noted for its "unpredictable", "explorative" sound taking influence from a range of genres including psychedelic rock, acoustic rock and grunge.[4] This stands in contrast to their previous record from 2014, Puddinghead, "an album full of outrageous pop hooks and sleek production".[5]

The band's longest song and lead single "Pariah" is described as a "moody, seven-minute aural journey" recorded from a live jam session.[6] Online publication AAA Backstage found "Leef" to have similar elements to tracks from Ball Park Music's debut album Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs (2011), with the author calling it one of "the band’s most beautiful song[s]".[5] The closing track "Suit Yourself", is described as a softer jam with a "pulsating, glitchy, emotion-filled" vocal delivery.[4]

Margy Noble of The AU Review noted a change in sonic direction half-way through the album, writing it "ought to be listened to on vinyl" as "there’s a real feel that the record has been flipped, and you’re about to discover the treasures of the B side".[6]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AAA Backstage[5]
The AU Review8.2/10[6]
Forte[7]

Some critics, including Noble, called Every Night the Same Dream the band's best album yet.[5][6] She elaborated in an 8.2 out of 10 review: "It's an unpredictable, heartfelt LP, where you'll fall between progressive psych-rock jams, indie rock and pop ballads".[6] Writing for Music Feeds, Zanda Wilson said the album is "easily Ball Park Music's biggest achievement to date".[4] Beat Magazine called the album "a stand out record for 2016".[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feelings"
  • Sam Cromack
  • Paul Furness
4:28
2."Ever Since I Turned the Lights On"
  • Cromack
  • Jennifer Boyce
2:46
3."Whipping Boy"
  • Cromack
  • Dean Hanson
  • Daniel Hanson
2:48
4."Pariah"Cromack7:11
5."Nihilist Party Anthem"Cromack3:44
6."Peppy"Cromack5:05
7."Leef"Cromack3:30
8."Don't Look At Me Like That"
  • Cromack
  • Furness
3:45
9."Blushing"Dean Hanson4:09
10."Suit Yourself"
  • Cromack
  • Daniel Hanson
4:13
Total length:41:43

Personnel

Musicians

  • Sam Cromack – lead vocals, lead guitar, writing
  • Jennifer Boyce – backing vocals, bass guitar, writing
  • Daniel Hanson – drums, writing
  • Dean Hanson – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, writing
  • Paul Furness – string arrangements, writing
  • Daniel Lopez – violin
  • Eleanor Streatfeild – cello

Additional personnel

  • Matt Redlich – producer, mixing, recording, engineering
  • Alex Bennett – engineer
  • Sam Cromack – producer, recording
  • William Bowden – mastering
  • Polly Bass Boost – art direction, paintings
  • Stuart McConaghy – paintings
  • Dean Hanson – photography
  • Dave Homer – layout, design

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 3

References
  1. "Ball Park Music Unveil Epic New Tune "Pariah", The First Taste Of Their New Album". MusicFeeds. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Nihilist Party Anthem (single)". Apple Music. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "Whipping Boy (single)". Apple Music. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. Wilson, Zanda (18 August 2016). "Ball Park Music Every Night The Same Dream". Music Feeds. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "Album Review: Ball Park Music 'Every Night the Same Dream'". AAA Backstage. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. Noble, Margy (31 August 2016). "Album Review: Ball Park Music – Every Night The Same Dream (2016 LP)". The AU Review. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. Davis, Melissa (27 September 2016), "Ball Park Music: Every Night the Same Dream", Forte Magazine, retrieved 13 September 2023
  8. Miller, Tex (20 August 2016). "Ball Park Music: Every Night The Same Dream". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. "Australiancharts.com – Ball Park Music – Every Night the Same Dream". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.