Shallow Bed

Shallow Bed
Studio album by
Dry The River
Released5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) (UK)
17 April 2012 (2012-04-17) (North America)
Recorded2011
GenresFolk rock, indie folk
Length50:35
LabelsRCA, Transgressive
Dry The River chronology
Shallow Bed
(2012)		 Alarms in the Heart
(2014)
Singles from Shallow Bed
  1. "No Rest"
    Released: 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17)
  2. "Weights & Measures"
    Released: 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
  3. "The Chambers & the Valves"
    Released: 24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
  4. "New Ceremony"
    Released: 16 April 2012 (2012-04-16)

Shallow Bed is the debut studio album from English folk rock band Dry The River and was released 5 March 2012. The album peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "No Rest", "The Chambers & the Valves" and "New Ceremony".

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per MinuteStarStarStarStarStarStar
The Daily TelegraphStarStarStarStarStar
Digital SpyStarStarStarStar
Drowned in SoundStarStarStarStarStarStar
GigwiseStarStarStarStar
musicOMHStarStarStarStar
NMEStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar
This Is Fake DIYStarStarStarStar

Shallow Bed was well received by music critics. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album a positive review stating, "Frontman Peter Liddle's smooth and dulcet tones - reminiscent of Brandon Flowers - are able to command both the anthemic stadium fillers and the delicate ballads that reside here. The latter is evident on 'Bible Belt', a song dealing with alcoholic parents, where Liddle's vocal nimbly pirouettes over a soft blend of gentle acoustics and orchestral undertones. What's most exciting is Dry The River's ability to open the lid on a song and let it soar; a prime example being the entangled vocal and guitar building throughout 'No Rest', which gloriously explodes by the track's end. This knack has the potential to deliver sky-blistering live performances that should make them a talking point throughout 2012 and, if we're lucky, well beyond."

Track listing

Standard listing
No.TitleLength
1."Animal Skins"2:56
2."New Ceremony"4:12
3."Shield Your Eyes"3:40
4."History Book"4:41
5."The Chambers & The Valves"3:10
6."Demons"3:46
7."Bible Belt"4:44
8."No Rest"3:07
9."Shaker Hymns"3:49
10."Weights & Measures"5:04
11."Lion's Den"6:44
12."Family"4:42
Deluxe Version
No.TitleLength
13."Shield Your Eyes" (Live at Lightship95)3:39
14."History Book" (Live at Lightship95)4:49
15."Lion's Den" (Live at Lightship95)6:19
16."Hammer"3:45
17."Night Owls" (Home Demo)2:51
18."Weights & Measures" (Dry the River Summer 2011)5:06
19."No Rest" (Dry the River in New York)3:52

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart 70
UK Albums Chart 28

Release history

Country Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 2 March 2012 Digital download Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records
5 March 2012 CD

References

  1. ↑ "Shallow Bed by Dry the River Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Ray Finlayson (16 April 2012). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dry the River, Shallow Bed, review". 29 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 Ian Sandwell (1 March 2012). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Christian Cottingham (1 March 2012). "Releases: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Dave Craig (7 March 2012). "Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". Gigwise. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  7. ↑ David Welsh. "Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed' Album Review". Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  8. ↑ Mark Beaumont. "NME Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". NME. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Jörn Schlüter. "Review zu: Dry The River - Shallow Bed". Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  10. ↑ Heather Steele (6 March 2012). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  11. 1 2 Shallow Bed: Dry The River: Amazon.co.uk: Music
  12. 1 2 iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed by Dry the River
  13. 1 2 iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed (Deluxe Version) by Dry the River
  14. ↑ "Dry The River - Shallow Bed". dutchcharts.nl/.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company.