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We're All Gonna Die
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016
GenreFolk rock, pop rock
Length46:29
LabelHUB
ProducerBlake Mills
Dawes chronology
All Your Favorite Bands
(2015)
We're All Gonna Die
(2016)
Passwords
(2018)
Singles from We're All Gonna Die
  1. "When the Tequila Runs Out"
    Released: August 17, 2016
  2. "We're All Gonna Die"
    Released: September 7, 2016

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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
American Songwriter[5]
Paste Magazine7.0/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

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.

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
27[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One of Us"Taylor Goldsmith, Blake Mills4:54
2."We're All Gonna Die"Goldsmith5:06
3."Roll with the Punches"Goldsmith, Mills4:25
4."Picture of a Man"Goldsmith, Jason Boesel4:21
5."Less than Five Miles Away"Goldsmith, Mills4:58
6."Roll Tide"Boesel, Mills5:30
7."When the Tequila Runs Out"Goldsmith, Boesel, Mills4:46
8."For No Good Reason"Goldsmith, Mills4:22
9."Quitter"Goldsmith, Mills3:51
10."As If By Design"Goldsmith4:16

Personnel

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Dawes

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  • 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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(*Jim James appears courtesy of Capitol Music Group) (*Brittany Howard appears courtesy of ATO Records)

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 42
Airplay
Song Chart Position
"When the Tequila Runs Out" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs[11] 5
"Roll with the Punches" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs 23

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Allison Stewart. "Dawes making it the old-fashioned way – watch". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "We're All Gonna Die Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Collar, Matt. "AllMusic Review by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Beviglia, Jim. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Saunders, Hilary (September 20, 2016). "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Bruce, Jasper. "Dawes: We're All Gonna Die". PopMatters. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (September 14, 2016). "Review: Dawes Slicks Up on 'We're All Gonna Die'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  10. ^ "Dawes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "Dawes - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.