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Posted by: LewisGT 5th July 2021, 06:51 PM

Dave has announced that his 2nd album is called We’re All Alone In This Together and will be released later this month (23rd July).

Very excited to see what this one brings!

Posted by: HausofArgento 5th July 2021, 06:56 PM

VERY excited for this! Psychodrama is superb, so I have very high hopes for this.

Posted by: Jade 5th July 2021, 07:08 PM

Yep I loved 'Psychodrama' too so can't wait for this <3

Posted by: SLlewellyn 5th July 2021, 08:01 PM

I suspect, much like Stormzy, that we’ll get another critically acclaimed concept album, which I am 100% down for!

Posted by: Jade 14th July 2021, 06:38 PM

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Very excited for the James Blake collab

Posted by: Klumzee 14th July 2021, 07:48 PM

ooh excited for James Blake and Snoh Aalegra! Law of Attraction is an interesting title too. Also intrigued by Survivor's Guilt and We're All Alone.

Posted by: steve201 17th July 2021, 12:23 AM

Didn’t realise this was out so soon, def looking forward to this!!

Posted by: HausofArgento 18th July 2021, 04:46 PM

If 'Clash' is anything to go by, this is going to be another great album. So excited!

Posted by: Jade 23rd July 2021, 10:08 AM

Erm he's only gone and dropped another masterpiece?? 'Psychodrama' was such a high bar yet he's brought the quality once again, wow. His wordplay and emotion is incredible and powerful as ever... what an immensely talented artist. There are some more commercial, carefree moments to break it up a bit ('Clash', 'System', 'Lazarus' etc.) but generally it's very hard-hitting.

The production also tugged on my heart strings on many occasions. Very pleased that James Blake was involved with quite a few songs on that front. His own featured song was gorgeous as hoped and I love that Dave referenced 'The Colour In Anything' on it.

Too many highlights to list but I think 'Heart Attack' is probably my favourite on listen #1, absolute CHILLS when the production disappears and you just concentrate on Dave's words. I guess the 'Lesley' of the album in terms of length but it once again justifies that duration.

There are some uncredited features btw - spotted some on 'In The Fire' (Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts, Giggs), 'Both Sides Of A Smile' (ShaSimone) + 'Survivor's Guilt' (Jorja Smith - a sample I think?)

So yeah that's just listen one feelings looking forward to giving this more and more time.

Posted by: LewisGT 23rd July 2021, 11:37 AM

Had this on in the background while I was working and was impressed. I don't think there's anything on there that quite matches up to my favourites from Psychodrama nor is there anything that sounds like it will be a massive smash like Location.

I feel like it's going to be 10x better when I can actually sit back and take all the lyrics in though.

Posted by: LewisGT 24th July 2021, 07:34 PM

Day 1 Spotify

1. Verdansk
2. In The Fire
3. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
5. We're All Alone
6. System (feat. Wizkid)
9. Three Rivers
10. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
11. Heart Attack
12. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
13. Twenty To One
14. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
17. Survivor's Guilt

Verdansk did seem to be the one getting the most hype that I could see on Twitter yesterday.

Posted by: HausofWillow 25th July 2021, 11:29 AM

Incredible stuff on streaming. So deserved.

'In The Fire' is becoming my favourite on the album I think

Posted by: LiamSime 25th July 2021, 11:58 AM

‘In the fire’ is really good it’s defo my favourite after ‘clash’. Although not credited, fredo’s verse at the very start I extremely like.

Posted by: LewisGT 25th July 2021, 07:47 PM

Day 2 Spotify

2. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
4. Verdansk
6. In The Fire
8. System (feat. Wizkid)
10. We're All Alone
15. Twenty To One
16. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
18. Heart Attack
19. Three Rivers
22. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
23. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
27. Survivor's Guilt

Posted by: benj 25th July 2021, 10:53 PM

Both Sides of a Smile is my personal highlight but I might be slightly biased. I love the album and it's probably my favourite of the year. He just always amazes and is never inconsistent.

Posted by: LewisGT 26th July 2021, 08:41 PM

Day 3 Spotify

2. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
5. Verdansk
6. In The Fire
10. System (feat. Wizkid)
13. We're All Alone
17. Twenty To One
18. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
20. Heart Attack
22. Three Rivers
23. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
26. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
27. Survivor's Guilt

Posted by: Bdelita 27th July 2021, 06:39 AM

‘I Cry When I Laugh’ album name realness

Posted by: LewisGT 27th July 2021, 04:23 PM

Day 4 Spotify

2. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
5. Verdansk
6. In The Fire
12. System (feat. Wizkid)
16. We're All Alone
18. Twenty To One
20. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
21. Heart Attack
24. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
25. Three Rivers
26. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
34. Survivor's Guilt

Law of Attraction has overtaken Three Rivers in the only change in the order from yesterday.

Posted by: gooddelta 27th July 2021, 04:32 PM

Wow, this is quite a listen. Hard-hitting, absorbing and important. My favourite songs musically are Both Sides of A Smile and In The Fire, but lyrically Heart Attack and Survivor's Guilt are stunning.

Posted by: LewisGT 28th July 2021, 08:26 PM

Day 5 Spotify

4. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
5. Verdansk
7. In The Fire
13. System (feat. Wizkid)
16. We're All Alone
19. Twenty To One
20. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
23. Heart Attack
26. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
29. Three Rivers
34. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
38. Survivor's Guilt

Posted by: LewisGT 29th July 2021, 08:49 PM

Day 6 Spotify

4. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
5. Verdansk
9. In The Fire
15. System (feat. Wizkid)
18. We're All Alone
21. Twenty To One
26. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
37. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
38. Heart Attack
42. Three Rivers
44. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)
47. Survivor's Guilt

Law of Attraction climbs above Heart Attack. Twenty To One at Twenty (to) One!

Posted by: steve201 29th July 2021, 08:58 PM

Just listened to this today on the bus home from work and oh wow album of the year for me. His rapping is just perfectly poised and delivered and I love that he goes all political throughout. Especially on my favourite song on the album ‘Three Rivers’ when he rightly attacks the government for the Windrush scandal. Also love the mentions of Corbyn, Wan Bissaka and Martial on his tracks!

Posted by: dandy* 29th July 2021, 11:12 PM

I'm really liking this, I didn't really pay attention to his debut but the production here is sublime.

I decided to try and find a vinyl of it and stumbled across this (I believe) regular edition going for an insane price on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403012759160?_trksid=p2471758.m4704 There are so many other copies available for about £20, it has to be some sort of weird scam or something surely?

Posted by: LewisGT 30th July 2021, 02:59 PM

One final update before the official chart positions are announced.

Day 7 Spotify

4. Clash (feat. Stormzy)
6. Verdansk
10. In The Fire
17. System (feat. Wizkid)
18. We're All Alone
22. Twenty To One
30. Lazarus (feat. Boj)
41. Law Of Attraction (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
42. Heart Attack
46. Three Rivers
49. Both Sides Of A Smile (feat. James Blake)

51. Survivor's Guilt

So close to a full week with the whole album in the top 50. Only 3k streams away.

Posted by: Jade 30th July 2021, 03:03 PM

I'd highly recommend checking out 'Psychodrama' as well it's a concept album in the style of a therapy session.

That vinyl listing is insane, surely not? I sadly missed out on the original run of pressings as well so will also have a second hand browse!

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 30th July 2021, 04:09 PM

I've not listened to this yet and am sure I will, but both Clash and the one with Wizkid have not grabbed me at all, I don't think either are as good as anything that's on Psychodrama. Hoping they'll work better in the context of the album.

Posted by: Bré 31st July 2021, 01:10 AM

I will be checking out the album soon but for now I am really into 'Clash' - I know that it's not exactly the artistic masterpiece that Dave is capable of (I hope and trust there will be some of that on the album based on what everyone else has said about it!), in fact if anything it seems objectively quite lazy and just thrown out for the sake of having a big collaboration to build hype for the album, but for what it is it just comes across as such an effortlessly infectious banger anyway?! Maybe it's just bias / hype and I'll look back in a year or so and wonder why I was such a big fan of it but I'm loving it for now at least it's certainly a better 'Dave on drill' song than 'Paper Cuts' was at the very least anyway.

The subtle beat switch in the second half

Posted by: Dobbo. 2nd August 2021, 12:46 PM

I had to google Verdansk and was surprised to find out it was a fictional place from COD (which I've never played). Very peculiar reference there!

Posted by: LiamSime 2nd August 2021, 01:50 PM

Yeah, it’s a very strange place to make a song about lol. ‘Verdansk’ has grown on me so much it’s defo one of my favourites on the album. Looking like it’s gonna get a second week in the top 20 on the chart this week, which is extremely impressive for an album track!

Posted by: Dobbo. 2nd August 2021, 02:10 PM

Same Verdansk has pushed ahead of Clash now, really enjoying it. Also love the Brick Lane reference, I used to live on that street!

Posted by: Jade 9th February 2022, 01:20 PM

BRITs performance from yesterday - another incredible one following 2020's 'Black'

Posted by: Steve201 9th February 2022, 09:48 PM

This album should be a lot more hyped on here than it is, unreal album!

Posted by: Brer 10th February 2022, 01:28 AM

Did you ever listen to the album? The song with WizKid is definitely the worst song on the album imo (sounded like a failed attempt to recreate 'Location', which was already not exactly one of the best songs on 'PSYCHODRAMA' but at least did the job of being a solid more commercial song to sell the album). And as much as I love 'Clash' for what it is I don't think it's exactly representative of the rest of the album either.

I never posted my full thoughts on the album here apparently but it is a great album, ended up liking it even more than his debut I think - 'Both Sides Of A Smile', 'In The Fire' and 'Heart Attack' in particular are top tier tracks.

Posted by: LewisGT 22nd February 2022, 05:00 PM

Completely giving away what company I work for but they sponsor a big arena in Liverpool and such I managed to win a couple of free tickets for Dave's concert on Friday.

I'm really excited, his 2 performances at the BRITs have been amazing and my mates a massive fan so it'll be nice to go with him. It's my first concert for near enough exactly 2 years! I'm hoping Thiago Silva is still on the set-list.

Posted by: Jade 22nd February 2022, 05:58 PM

So jealous, clips from Dave’s tour keep coming up on my TikTok For You Page and it looks great. Have an amazing time!