Fever Dream
Studio album by
Released8 April 2016
RecordedLondon
Length43:07
LabelUnmade Road
ProducerBen Watt
Ben Watt chronology
Hendra
(2014)
Fever Dream
(2016)
Storm Damage
(2020)

Fever Dream is the third solo studio album by English singer, songwriter, author, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt.[1][2] It was released on 8 April 2016 on Unmade Road. Self-produced at RAK Studios in London, it continues his relationship with guitarist Bernard Butler, begun on his award-winning 2014 album Hendra,[3] and adds guest cameos from MC Taylor of North Carolina folk-rock band Hiss Golden Messenger, and Boston singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler. It received a 9/10 review in Uncut magazine.[4] In a four-star review, the Guardian said: 'In his early 50s, he is making some of the best music of his career.'[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gradually"Ben Watt5:29
2."Fever Dream"Ben Watt3:51
3."Between Two Fires"Ben Watt3:20
4."Winter’s Eve"Ben Watt4:05
5."Women’s Company"Ben Watt5:09
6."Faces of My Friends"Ben Watt4:50
7."Running with the Front Runners"Ben Watt4:41
8."Never Goes Away"Ben Watt2:52
9."Bricks and Wood"Ben Watt4:22
10."New Year of Grace"Benjamin Goldwasser, Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Watt4:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 53

References

  1. "Ben Watt – watch the video to his new single Gradually". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. Laggan, Michelle. "Ben Watt – "Fever Dream" (Feat. Hiss Golden Messenger) (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "Hendra Award". Clash Music.
  4. "Uncut Review". Uncut.
  5. "Guardian Review". Guardian.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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