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Passwords (album)

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Passwords
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Genre
Length51:40
LabelHUB
ProducerJonathan Wilson
Dawes chronology
We're All Gonna Die
(2016)
Passwords
(2018)
Good Luck with Whatever
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock[1]
Mojo[1]
Paste5.5/10[3]
Uncut[1]
Variety8.3/10[1][4]

Passwords is the sixth studio album by American folk rock band Dawes. It was released on June 22, 2018.[5][6]

Background

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Passwords saw the return of producer Jonathan Wilson, who had worked on the band's first two albums. According to the group, the record is "for and about the modern age: the relationships that fill it, the politics that divide it, and the small victories and big losses that give it shape."[7] Dawes launched a marketing campaign for the album that encouraged fans to search for "passwords" posted throughout the internet. Once a password was found, it could be entered onto a page of the band's official website, where each part of the password represented a musical note. When entered correctly, these musical notes played various refrains from Dawes songs and unlocked exclusive content, including the singles "Never Gonna Say Goodbye" and "Telescope" as well as a Spotify playlist curated by Griffin Goldsmith.[8]

Track listing

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All songs written by Taylor Goldsmith, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Living in the Future"4:55
2."Stay Down" (Goldsmith, Jason Boesel, Blake Mills)3:20
3."Crack the Case"5:54
4."Feed the Fire" (Goldsmith, Boesel)5:57
5."My Greatest Invention"5:46
6."Telescope"6:34
7."I Can’t Love"5:35
8."Mistakes We Should Have Made" (Goldsmith, Boesel)3:48
9."Never Gonna Say Goodbye"3:56
10."Time Flies Either Way"5:55
Total length:51:40

Personnel

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  • Taylor Goldsmith – lead vocals, guitar, piano, synth, electric sitar
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Wylie Gelber – bass
  • Lee Pardini – keyboards, piano, synth, vibraphone, kalimba, background vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jonathan Wilson – guitar, drum machine, synth noise (tracks 1, 2, 4)
  • Lucius (Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig) – background vocals (track 8)
  • Trevor Menear – slide guitar (track 3)
  • Josh Johnson – alto sax (track 10)
  • Peter Jacobson – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Tom Lea – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Luis Mascaro – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Ina Veli – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 52

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Passwords by Dawes Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Passwords – Dawes". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Danton, Eric R. "Dawes: Passwords Review". Paste. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Willman, Chris (June 22, 2018). "Album Review: Dawes' 'Passwords'". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Passwords by Dawes on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Vallejo-Lopez, Abdiel (April 27, 2018). "Dawes Announce Their Sixth Album, Passwords, Due out in June". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Prabhu, Suraj (May 15, 2018). "Dawes debut music video for 'Living in the Future,' first single from upcoming 'Passwords'". Meaww.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Johnson, Ellen (June 7, 2018). "Exclusive: Dawes Launch Passwords Site, Share New Single "Never Gonna Say Goodbye"". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dawes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2018.