London-based trio Dream Wife – vocalist Rakel Mjöll (she/her), guitarist Alice Go (she/her), bassist Bella Podpadec (they/them) – will release their electrifying third album, Social Lubrication, on June 9th via Lucky Number. The band have already shared three singles – the dance rock “Orbit,” the cheeky “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)” and the rock-heavy “Leech.”
Today, the band takes on capitalism and faux-activism with the album’s newest single “Who Do You Wanna Be?” which they note is “about running on the capitalist treadmill and falling face first on the pavement. Hollow slogans, social media activism without action, leftist infighting, monetising feminism, 'girl boss', all soul crushing nonsense. Capitalism consumes everything. We should tear down the unreachable anxiety filled idea of perfectionism and move from hyper individualised narrative to collective action to create hopeful, rebellious, collective, systems of care. This is a call to arms for change.” The single releases alongside a performance video filmed in an abandoned leisure centre pool in East London.
Social Lubrication showcases a band in electrifying form. An entirely self-written and self-produced album, with the only outside influence being the heavyweight mixing duo of Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Depeche Mode) and Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg, Beach House), the incendiary and riotous record finds the band once again tackling big subjects in their trademark unapologetic manner where, with the band being adept at merging the political with the playful, vital statements are hidden within hot and heavy anthems about making out, having fun and staying curious.
Social Lubrication, in the band's words, is “Hyper lusty rock and roll with a political punch, exploring the alchemy of attraction, the lust for life, embracing community and calling out the patriarchy. With a healthy dose of playfulness and fun thrown in.”
Tour dates:
Saturday 20 May - Cardiff, UK @ Celebrate This Place
Friday 26 May - Saint-Brieuc, France @ Festival Art Rock
Saturday 3 June - London, UK @ Troxy supporting Le Tigre
Monday 12 June - Kingston, UK @ Banquet
Tuesday 13 June - Brighton, UK @ Resident
Wednesday 14 June - London, UK @ Rough Trade East
Sunday 9 July - Glasgow, UK @ TRNSMT Festival
Friday 14 July - Austurvegur, Iceland @ LungA Festival
Friday 21 July - Huntingdon, UK @ Secret Garden Party
Sunday 23 July - Ireland, UK @ Forest Fest Music & Arts Festival
Friday 28 July - Thirsk, UK @ Deer Shed Festival
Friday 15 September - Brooklyn, NY, USA @ Brooklyn Made
Sunday 17 September - Portland, OR, USA @ Mississippi Studios
Monday 18 September - Seattle, WA, USA @ Barboza
Wednesday 20 September - San Francisco, CA, USA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Thursday 21 September - Los Angeles, CA, USA @ Zebulon
Thursday 5 October - Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
Friday 6 October - Birmingham, UK @ Castle & Falcon
Saturday 7 October - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
Sunday 8 October - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Tuesday 10 October - Dublin, Ireland @ The Grand Social
Wednesday 11 October - Limerick, Ireland @ Dolans
Thursday 12 October - Galway, Ireland @ Roisin Dubh
Thursday 19 October - London, UK @ Electric Brixton
November 6 - Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
