Hot Dreams

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]

Hot Dreams
Studio album by
Timber Timbre
ReleasedMarch 31, 2014
Length43:04
LabelArts & Crafts
Timber Timbre chronology
Creep On Creepin' On
(2011)		 Hot Dreams
(2014)		 Sincerely, Future Pollution
(2017)

Production

Front man 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]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[8]
NME(8/10)[9]
PopMatters(8/10)[10]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[11]
Spectrum Culture(4/5)[12]

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 "generally favorable" reception.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Beat the Drum Slowly"5:29
2."Hot Dreams"4:53
3."Curtains?!"3:44
4."Bring Me Simple Men"3:50
5."Resurrection Drive, Part II"2:11
6."Grand Canyon"4:38
7."This Low Commotion"5:06
8."The New Tomorrow"4:04
9."Run From Me"4:17
10."The Three Sisters"4:51

Personnel
  • Taylor Kirk – drums, farfisa organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, layout, mellotron, Novachord, hammond organ, percussion, piano, theremin, vocals, producer
  • Simon Trottier – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, marxophone, mellotron, percussion, tubular bells, vocals, engineer, producer
  • Mathieu Charbonneau – farfisa organ, harpsichord, mellotron, Novachord, piano, vox continental, wurlitzer
  • Olivier Farfield – drums, fender rhodes, electric guitar, hammond organ, synthesizer, tape machine, engineer
  • Colin Stetson – baritone sax, bass sax, c-melody sax
  • Mika Posen – strings, vocals
  • Simone Schmidt – vocals
  • Mark Lawson – synthesizer drums, mixing
  • Romy Lightman – vocals

References
  1. Heather Phares, "Hot Dreams - Timber Timbre : Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic, March 31, 2014.
  2. Stephen Thompson, "First Listen: Timber Timbre, 'Hot Dreams'," NPR, March 23, 2014.
  3. "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, July 15, 2014.
  4. "Timber Timbre’s Taylor Kirk used to being uncomfortable". The Georgia Straight, June 4, 2014.
  5. "Timber Timbre still spooky, now sultry". Toronto Star, May 23, 2014.
  6. "Timber Timbre, Hot Dreams". Exclaim!, March 28, 2014.
  7. "Reviews and Tracks for Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre". Metacritic, April 21, 2017.
  8. Jon Dennis, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams review – surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian treat". The Guardian, March 27, 2014.
  9. Cian Traynor, "Timber Timbre - 'Hot Dreams'". NME, March 28, 2014.
  10. Zachary Houle, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Pop Matters, May 9, 2014.
  11. Giuseppe Zevolli, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Drowned in Sound, March 28, 2014.
  12. Josh Goller, "Timber Timbre: Hot Dreams". Spectrum Culture, April 7, 2014.
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