Timber Timbre ¦ Hot Dreams

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Hot Dreams is the fifth studio album by Canadian band Timber Timbre, released on March 31, 2014^[1] on Arts & Crafts.^[2] The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]

Production

Frontman Taylor Kirk left Ontario for Los Angeles to write the album and was inspired by his surroundings in the Laurel Canyon.^[4] Not writing alone anymore – as they had on previous albums – the group focused more on a rock and roll trajectory with the new album, also making heavy use of vintage synthesizers and the mellotron.^[5]^[6] The album was produced by Kirk and Simon Trottier. It was engineered by Graham Lessard at Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta and at Hotel2Tango in Montreal. Additional recordings were done by Trottier at the National Music Centre in Calgary and in Hull, Quebec with Olivier Fairfield.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Consequence of Sound	B−^[9]
Exclaim!	9/10^[6]
The Guardian	^[10]
The Independent	^[11]
Mojo	^[12]
NME	8/10^[13]
The Observer	^[14]
PopMatters	8/10^[15]
Q	^[16]

Hot Dreams was released to mostly positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 19 reviews, which indicates a "generally favorable" reception.^[8]

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "While Hot Dreams is slightly less immediate than Creep on Creepin' On, its potent cocktail of menace, glamour, and vulnerability is nothing less than transporting."^[1] Kerry Doole of Exclaim! wrote, "[Kirk] proves himself a master of melancholy, as on the Tindersticks-like "This Low Commotion" and the gentle "Run from Me," but he and his comrades inject enough dynamic range to hold your attention throughout."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beat the Drum Slowly"	5:29
2.	"Hot Dreams"	4:53
3.	"Curtains?!"	3:43
4.	"Bring Me Simple Men"	3:50
5.	"Resurrection Drive Part II"	2:10
6.	"Grand Canyon"	4:37
7.	"This Low Commotion"	5:06
8.	"The New Tomorrow"	4:04
9.	"Run from Me"	4:16
10.	"The Three Sisters"	4:51
Total length:		42:59

Notes

"Curtains?!" features words by Simone Schmidt
"Bring Me Simple Men" features words by Simone Schmidt

Personnel

Musicians

Taylor Kirk – vocals (1–4, 6–9), drums (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 9), Novachord (1, 3), piano (2, 6–8, 10), percussion (2–9), electric guitar (2, 3, 6–9), Farfisa organ (3), theremin (6), Mellotron (7), Hammond organ (8)
Simon Trottier – baritone guitar (all tracks), EBow guitar (1), concert bass drum (1), tubular bells (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), electric guitar (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10), vocals (3, 8), acoustic guitar (4), Marxophone (4, 6, 9), lap steel guitar (5, 7), Mellotron (5), EBow lap steel guitar (6, 10), chains (6, 9), percussion (10)
Mika Posen – strings (1, 2, 4–10), vocals (9, 10)
Mathieu Charbonneau – Mellotron (1, 10), Vox Continental (1), Chamberlin M1 (2, 6), Novachord (3, 5, 8), harpsichord (4, 5, 7, 10), piano (4, 9), Farfisa organ (7), Wurlitzer electronic piano (8)
Olivier Fairfield – tape machine (1, 10), synthesizer (1, 6, 10), Fender Rhodes piano (2, 5), drums (5, 9), Hohner Pianet (5), electric guitar (5), Hammond organ (9)
Mark Lawson – drum synthesizer
Colin Stetson – C melody saxophone (2, 6, 10), tenor saxophone (2), bass saxophone (2, 5, 6, 8, 10), baritone saxophone (5, 8)
Romy Lightman – vocals (2, 9)

Technical

Taylor Kirk – production
Simon Trottier – production, additional recording
Graham Lessard – engineering
Ben Oegema – assistant engineering
Mark Lawson – mixing
Harris Newman – mastering

Packaging

Robyn Kotyk – layout
Taylor Kirk – layout, cover photograph
Laura Margaret Ramsey – insert photograph

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Phares, Heather. "Hot Dreams - Timber Timbre : Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ Thompson, Stephen (March 23, 2014). "First Listen: Timber Timbre, 'Hot Dreams'". NPR. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
^ "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News. The Canadian Press. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ Usinger, Mike (June 4, 2014). "Timber Timbre's Taylor Kirk used to being uncomfortable". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ Rayner, Ben (May 23, 2014). "Timber Timbre still spooky, now sultry". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Doole, Kerry (March 28, 2014). "Timber Timbre Hot Dreams". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Hot Dreams (liner notes). Timber Timbre. Arts & Crafts. 2014. A&C088.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b "Reviews and Tracks for Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
^ Terry, Josh (April 2, 2014). "Album Review: Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Dennis, Jon (March 27, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian treat". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ Gill, Andy (April 3, 2014). "Album reviews: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Carlene Carter, Ellis Island Sound, Kirsty MacColl, Timber Timbre, Oy". The Independent. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
^ "Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Mojo. No. 246. May 2014. p. 91.
^ Traynor, Cian (March 28, 2014). "Timber Timbre - 'Hot Dreams'". NME. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Carnwath, Ally (March 29, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – 'dark evocations in the shadows'". The Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
^ Houle, Zachary (May 9, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ "Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Q. No. 334. May 2014. p. 119.

[AllMusic-1] Phares, Heather. "Hot Dreams - Timber Timbre : Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[2] Thompson, Stephen (March 23, 2014). "First Listen: Timber Timbre, 'Hot Dreams'". NPR. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

[shortlist-3] "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News. The Canadian Press. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[4] Usinger, Mike (June 4, 2014). "Timber Timbre's Taylor Kirk used to being uncomfortable". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[5] Rayner, Ben (May 23, 2014). "Timber Timbre still spooky, now sultry". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[Exclaim-6] Doole, Kerry (March 28, 2014). "Timber Timbre Hot Dreams". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[liner_notes-7] Hot Dreams (liner notes). Timber Timbre. Arts & Crafts. 2014. A&C088.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Metacritic-8] "Reviews and Tracks for Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

[9] Terry, Josh (April 2, 2014). "Album Review: Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[10] Dennis, Jon (March 27, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian treat". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[11] Gill, Andy (April 3, 2014). "Album reviews: Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, Carlene Carter, Ellis Island Sound, Kirsty MacColl, Timber Timbre, Oy". The Independent. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

[12] "Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Mojo. No. 246. May 2014. p. 91.

[13] Traynor, Cian (March 28, 2014). "Timber Timbre - 'Hot Dreams'". NME. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[14] Carnwath, Ally (March 29, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – 'dark evocations in the shadows'". The Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

[15] Houle, Zachary (May 9, 2014). "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[16] "Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams". Q. No. 334. May 2014. p. 119.

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Format	Vinyl
Inhalt	LP
Ausgabe	2022 Reissue, Limited (1'000) & Numbered Edition
Farbe	Clear, Smoke
Label	Full Time Hobby

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