“Rock n roll is an extreme sport and we’re a team”
“Sports!” by Dream Wife
London-based trio Dream Wife released their acclaimed self-titled debut in January 2018, with NME hailing the record as “the most exciting thing you’re going to hear this dreary January, and quite likely all 2018.” Dream Wife released their second album ‘So When You Gonna…’ a few weeks ago and it hits just as hard. The first track “Sports!” explores the group’s apparent inability to sit still following the non-stop hectic schedule of their previous tour.
“Playing sports is great if that’s for you but there are so many other ways to be physical, to be with your body. For us, more often than not, it’s the rock show. Rock n roll is an extreme sport and we’re a team.”
“Sports!” by Dream Wife Lyrics
Fuck sorry, fuck please, will you so kindly start again?
Now put your Money where your mouth is
Put your money where your mouth is
You see height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports, these are the rules)
I've got ice water in my veins
Throwing a swift curve-ball (damn)
Too much talk, this ain't a run, it's marathon (run, run, run, run)
Put your eye on the ball when it's in your court (null point)
Dropping balls, missing goals
Do you even play this sport?
Now put your money where your mouth is
Put your money where your mouth is
Put your money where your mouth is
Don't choke
You see height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports, these are the rules)
Serve it, smash it, win it, own it
Serve it, smash it, win it, own it
Serve it, smash it, win it, own it
Serve it, smash it, win it, own it
Choose your player
Player one
Player two
On your marks
One, two, three
And away they go
Put your money where your mouth is
Put your money where your mouth is
Put your money where your mouth is
Don't choke
You see height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, sports)
Height is time, time is money, never apologize
(These are the rules, these are the rules)
(These are the rules, sports)
(These are the rules, sports)
(These are the rules, sports)
(These are the rules, sports, these are the rules)
(Sports, sports, sports, sports)
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Dream Wife Biography
Dream Wife are a London-based band whose sound is a mixture of punk rock, pop music and indie rock. The band consists of Rakel Mjöll, Alice Go, and Bella Podpadec. In 2018 the band was included on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 13 Best Things We Saw" at that year's Lollapalooza music festival.
Dream Wife’s rise has been swift and steep from the start. Their self-titled debut album – an 11-track collection of heavy garage-punk riffs and dance party pop, out January 2018 – was released to widespread critical acclaim (five stars and a cover in the NME, positive coverage across BBC Radio 1, The Guardian, The Fader, Dazed, Nylon and more).
Now the band – vocalist Rakel, guitarist Alice, bassist Bella – are back with their second album, So When You Gonna… out July 3, 2020. Just like the title suggests, this is a record brimming with adrenaline and playful excitement (“It’s an invitation, a challenge, a call to action,” says Rakel).
Dream Wife have always been outspoken about holding up other womxn and non-binary people in the creative industries, but these aren’t just words or sentiments. With a gender divide in music production currently estimated at around ninety-five percent male to five percent female, the band are proud to have worked with an all-female recording team for So When You Gonna..., including producer and mixer Marta Salogni (Björk, Holly Herndon, FKA Twigs) engineer Grace Banks (David Wrench, Marika Hackman) and mastering engineer Heba Kadry (Princess Nokia, Alex G, Beach House).
“It was a way of us practicing what we preach,” says Alice, “It felt like an honour to be able to deliver this baby with these three amazing midwives.” “Put your money where your mouth is!” adds Rakel, quoting the lyrics of “Sports!”
