DREAM WIFE further their mission to combine the highly political with some much-needed silliness.
Words: Jamie MacMillan.
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“When was the last time we were asked what it was like to be women in music? Oh, last week…”
In a world where so much has seemed to have changed over the last few years, it appears that in some ways at least, nothing is different – especially for Rakel Mjöll and her fellow Dream Wives, Alice Go and Bella Podpadec and the tired questioning that surrounds non-males in music.
But, with their exceptional third album ‘Social Lubrication’ ushering in a new era for the band, time is most definitely running out on the dinosaurs of the world, and a fuse has been lit. Their previous record, ‘So When You Gonna…’, suffered, like most of 2020’s releases, from being ushered into a world that was locked down and scared. While no artist had it easy, it was a real blow for a band who lived, breathed and were even fuelled by their emotional connection with their fans and live performances.
Today, it isn’t just the world around them that feels different and back to life. The ban…
