ONE OF Are You Listening? Festival’s line-up has released a new single ahead of their show.
London-based trio Dream Wife released a brand new single in anticipation of their newly-announced album.
The band announced that their third record, Social Lubrication, is set for release on Friday, June 9, and would be entirely self-written and self-produced, aside from mixing by Alan Moulder and Caeser Edmunds.
The act brings a punk-rock, political sensibility to their music and cite influences such as Madonna, David Bowie, Debbie Harry, and Grimes.
Dream Wife are also set to headline the Are You Listening? warm-up party, which takes place in Saint Laurence Church ahead of the festival.
The new album will see “rock and roll with a political punch”, according to Dream Wife, “exploring the alchemy of attraction, the lust for life, embracing community and calling out the patriarchy.”
As part of the announcement, the band also dropped the second single from the album, Hot (Don’t Date a Musician).
Bella Podpadec, who plays bass, said: “The album is speaking to systemic problems that cannot be glossed over by lube.”
They continued: “The things named in the songs are symptoms of effed-up structures, and you can’t fix that– you need to pull it apart.”
The band has toured internationally, playing some of the biggest festivals, such as Lollapalooza and Summersonic.
They’ve also supported world-renowned artists such as The Rolling Stones and Garbage.
Guitarist Alice Go said: “Music is one of the only forms of people experiencing an emotion together in a visceral, physical, real way.
“It’s cathartic to the systemic issues that are being called out across the board in the record– music isn’t the cure, but it’s the remedy.
“Calling the record Social Lubrication harks to that– it’s the positive glue that can create solidarity and community.”
Dream Wife are performing at Saint Laurence Church, Reading, from 6.30pm on Friday, May 5 for the Are You Listening? warm-up party.
Social Lubrication is released on Friday, June 9.
Are You Listening? Festival takes place in venues across Reading with Black Honey, Thomas Headon, and Coach Party set to appear, on Saturday, May 6.
Tickets are available online via: areyoulistening.org.uk
