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Dream Wife release new single "Orbit" and announce UK/EI tour

18 April 2023, 12:33 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

Dream Wife share "Orbit", the third single from their forthcoming third album Social Lubrication.

“Orbit” follows the previously released singles “Leech” and “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)”, and was produced by Alice Go and mixed by Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Depeche Mode)

Speaking of the song, the band explain that it was, “Written through the joy of jamming together and locking into the groove like a multi limbed space age organism, "Orbit" has a dance rock edge from the early noughties of bands like New Young Pony Club and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Lyrically, it was inspired by post-lockdown London coming back to life and sharing a space through friendship and community. And how each day you never know what’s in store for you or how a stranger can become someone close to you - for a day, a heartbeat, a phase, or a lifetime.”

Social Lubrication is an entirely self-written and self-produced album, with the only outside influence being the mixing duo of Alan Moulder and Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg, Beach House). It is the follow-up to 2020's So When You Gonna...

Alongside the new single, Dream Wife have announce a new tour which kicks off stateside in September for a number of shows before their UK/IE leg in October which includes their biggest London show to date at Electric Brixton.

5 October - Manchester, UK at New Century Hall

6 October - Birmingham, UK at Castle & Falcon

7 October - Bristol, UK at Strange Brew

8 October - Leeds, UK at Brudenell Social Club

10 October - Dublin, Ireland at The Grand Social

11 October - Limerick, Ireland at Dolans

12 October - Galway, Ireland at Roisin Dubh

19 October - London, UK at Electric Brixton

Social Lubrication will arrive on 9 June via Lucky Number. Pre-order now at dreamwife.co.

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