We're All Gonna Die is the fifth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes . It was announced on August 17, 2016, with the release of the lead single, "When the Tequila Runs Out". The album was released on September 16, 2016.[ 1] It was produced by former bandmate (when they performed as Simon Dawes ) Blake Mills .[ 2]
We're All Gonna Die received moderate praise upon release. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics , the album has received an average score of 77, indicating "generally favorable" reviews, based on 6 critics.
Title Writer(s) 1. "One of Us" Taylor Goldsmith , Blake Mills 4:54 2. "We're All Gonna Die" Goldsmith 5:06 3. "Roll with the Punches" Goldsmith, Mills 4:25 4. "Picture of a Man" Goldsmith, Jason Boesel 4:21 5. "Less than Five Miles Away" Goldsmith, Mills 4:58 6. "Roll Tide" Boesel, Mills 5:30 7. "When the Tequila Runs Out" Goldsmith, Boesel, Mills 4:46 8. "For No Good Reason" Goldsmith, Mills 4:22 9. "Quitter" Goldsmith, Mills 3:51 10. "As If By Design" Goldsmith 4:16
Taylor Goldsmith – vocals, guitars, pianet (2), slide guitar (7)
Griffin Goldsmith – drums, vocals, percussion (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), lead vocals (6)
Wylie Gelber – bass, Kee bass (8)
Lee Pardini – piano (2, 5, 6, 8, 10), Ace Tone (2, 5, 7, 8), pianet (3, 5, 7), Juno (4, 8), clavinet (1, 9), organ (4), vocals
Additional Musicians
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Blake Mills – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), vocals (2, 6, 7, 8, 9), drum programming (4), bass (5), glockenspiel (7), slide guitar (8), Korg MS-20 (9)
Rob Moose – strings (2, 6, 10)
Jim James – vocals (2, 7)
Mandy Moore – vocals (4)
Lucius (Jess Wolf & Holly Laessig) – vocals (4)
Jim Keltner – MPC (7)
Brittany Howard – vocals (7)
Will Oldham – vocals (7)
Nate Walcott – trumpet (10)
(*Jim James appears courtesy of Capitol Music Group)
(*Brittany Howard appears courtesy of ATO Records)
Airplay
Song
Chart
Position
"When the Tequila Runs Out"
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs [ 11]
5
"Roll with the Punches"
Billboard Adult Alternative Songs
23
^ Ben Kaye. "Dawes announce new LP, We're All Gonna Die, share lead single "When the Tequila Runs Out" — watch" . Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ Allison Stewart. "Dawes making it the old-fashioned way – watch" . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ "We're All Gonna Die Reviews" . Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review by Matt Collar" . AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ Beviglia, Jim. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die" . American Songwriter. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2016). "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die Review" . Paste Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ Bruce, Jasper. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die" . PopMatters. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 14, 2016). "Review: Dawes Slicks Up on 'We're All Gonna Die' " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2016 .
^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016" . American Songwriter . December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016 .
^ "Dawes Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ "Dawes - Chart history | Billboard" . www.billboard.com . Retrieved 2017-03-22 .