Hey Dawn

Hey Dawn is the fourth studio album by Australian country music singer, Fanny Lumsden. The album was announced in April 2023 and released on 4 August 2023. In a statement upon announcement, Lumsden said, "I was a bit stuck after Fallow and didn't know where to go, and that unlocked it: 'Oh, you just need to wake up, it's a new day, it's a new moment, every day is a new moment, and you just need to be where you are right now. Forget about Fallow, forget about all the other things, just be now.'" Lumsden added, "I wanted it to feel good, I wanted to have fun, I didn't want to think too hard about it – I just wanted to feel."[1]

Hey Dawn
Studio album by
Fanny Lumsden
Released4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
Length37:19
LabelCooking Vinyl Australia
Fanny Lumsden chronology
Fallow
(2020)		 Hey Dawn
(2023)

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Country Album.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Australia[3]

Zander Wilson from Rolling Stone Australia said "It's immediately obvious that Hey Dawn has its own unique, different personality. Songs like 'You'll Be Fine' demonstrate this exciting new trajectory, clearly crossing into pop-country territory, with melodic and rhythmic tropes that could easily see the track transition to more mainstream pop playlists.[…] 'Millionaire' then goes and treads more of a country-rock path, with heavier instrumentation including distorted guitar in parts. 'Great Divide' and 'When I Die' are classic upbeat-country affairs; twangy timbre, countermelodies, and call-and-response vocals. And then there are the ballads that Lumsden is so well known for."[3]

Brydget Chrisfield from Beat Magazine called the album an "absolute swoon-fest".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Edwina Lumsden, except where noted.

  1. "Hey Dawn" – 2:08
  2. "Great Divide" – 4:25
  3. "You'll Be Fine" – 2:39
  4. "Ugly Flowers" – 4:58
  5. "When I Die" (Lumsden, Benjamin Corbett) – 4:17
  6. "Lucky" (Lumsden, Matthew Fell) – 3:15
  7. "Soar" (Lumsden, Corbett, Fell) – 4:43
  8. "Millionaire" (Lumsden, Corbett, Fell, Dan Freeman) – 3:49
  9. "Enjoy the Ride" – 3:56
  10. "Stories" – 3:09

Charts
Chart performance for Hey Dawn
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 10

References
  1. "Fanny Lumsden Announces New Album 'Hey Dawn' and Australian Tour". Music Feeds. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. Wilson, Zander (4 August 2023). "Fanny Lumsden Enters Exciting New Era on Fourth Album Hey Dawn". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. "'An absolute swoonfest': Fanny Lumsden shifts perspective with Hey Dawn". Beat Magazine. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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