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Dead Club City

Dead Club City is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Nothing but Thieves, released on 30 June 2023 through Sony Music UK. It was preceded by the singles "Welcome to the DCC", "Overcome", "Keeping You Around" and "Tomorrow is Closed". It is the band's first album to chart at number one on the OCC's UK Albums Chart.

Dead Club City
Studio album by
Nothing but Thieves
Released30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Length42:18
LabelSony UK
Producer
Nothing but Thieves chronology
Moral Panic
(2020) 		Dead Club City
(2023)
Singles from Dead Club City
  1. "Welcome to the DCC"
    Released: 16 March 2023[1]
  2. "Overcome"
    Released: 13 May 2023[2]
  3. "Keeping You Around"
    Released: 23 June 2023
  4. "Tomorrow Is Closed"
    Released: 3 July 2023[3]
Deluxe edition cover
Deluxe cover. A blue colour scheme is used instead of red in the original.
Singles from Dead Club City (Deluxe)
  1. "Oh No :: He Said What?"
    Released: 29 January 2024

Background

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The band stated that the album's "overall narrative is formed by different characters and story arcs from in and around the city", and questioned "Is it a shared consciousness? Another planet? The next corporate wasteland? Heaven? Or somewhere else?"[2] The album will also "introduce fresh elements in their rock-edged sound",[4] with lead single "Welcome to the DCC" called "dance-enthused".[5]

To work on the album in a different way, the band rented a country house in Essex for most of the recording process. They started working on the album on 28 August 2022.[6] The album was finished in April 2023.

The release date was announced on 16 March through the band's social media accounts as 7 July. On 19 May, the release date was moved forward to 30 June.[7]

On 29 January 2024, the band released "Oh No :: He Said What?", as well as announcing that a deluxe version of the album containing the song plus four others would be released on 15 March 2024.[8]

On 17 July 2024, it was announced that an extended version of the deluxe edition of the album would be released exclusively on streaming services on 19 July 2024. It features live recordings of three tracks performed at Wembley Arena, London and Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam.[9]

Cover art

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The album's cover art was designed by artist Luke Brickett taking inspiration from world fairs such as Expo 70 and Epcot. A physical 3D model of the structure was printed and lit before being photographed on film for the cover.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[11]
The Eastern Echo8/10[12]
The AU Review     [13]

Eleanor Noyce, reviewing the album for Clash, described it as "distinctly Nothing But Thieves, but with a fresher, funkier twist and a concept album foundation". Noyce also called it "cleaner cut, with more layers" as well as "inundated with huge, floor-filling bangers, stunning falsetto and thunderous guitar riffs".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dominic Craik, Joseph Langridge-Brown and Conor Mason; "Welcome to the DCC" and "Members Only" co-written with Julian Emery and Jim Irvin.

Dead Club City track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the DCC"3:17
2."Overcome"3:34
3."Tomorrow Is Closed"3:58
4."Keeping You Around"3:35
5."City Haunts"3:11
6."Do You Love Me Yet?"5:26
7."Members Only"2:49
8."Green Eyes :: Siena"3:48
9."Foreign Language"3:54
10."Talking to Myself"4:15
11."Pop the Balloon"4:31
Total length:42:18
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Oh No :: He Said What?"3:48
13."Time :: Fate :: Karma :: God"3:03
14."Pure You"3:31
15."Overcome (Stripped)"3:19
16."Tomorrow Is Closed (Stripped)"4:15
Extended deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Welcome to the DCC – Live from Wembley Arena, London"4:00
18."Tomorrow Is Closed – Live from Wembley Arena, London"4:04
19."Oh No :: He Said What? – Live from Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam"4:06

Personnel

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Nothing but Thieves

  • Philip Blake – bass guitar
  • Dominic Craik – guitar, programming, synthesizer
  • Joe Langridge-Brown – guitar (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 6, 11)
  • Conor Mason – vocals
  • James Price – drums

Additional musicians

  • Jonathan Gilmore – programming
  • Torre Florim – background vocals, programming, synthesizer (3)
  • Matt Johnson – programming, synthesizer (5)

Technical

Charts

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Chart performance for Dead Club City
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 1
Finnish Physical Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 31
Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] 67
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 91
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[24] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 25
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[31] 12
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[32] 81
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[33] 46

References

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  1. ^ Forrest, Jo (17 March 2023). "Nothing But Thieves release new single". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (13 May 2023). "Listen to Nothing But Thieves' soaring new track 'Overcome'". NME. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Nothing But Thieves - Tomorrow Is Closed (Official Video)". YouTube. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (16 March 2023). "Nothing But Thieves Launch New Album Dead Club City". Clash. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ Mensah, Jenny (16 March 2023). "Nothing But Thieves announce Dead Club City album & share Welcome to the DCC single". Radio X. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Nothing But Thieves: Dead Club City sessions, ep 1". YouTube. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ @nbthieves (19 May 2023). ":: The official tracklist for Dead Club City. Plus, guess what? The doors are opening early. Out 30.6.23" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @nbthieves (29 January 2024). ":: :: I guess the future was a bad idea... Oh No :: He Said What? is out now. Taken from Dead Club City Deluxe, out 15th March. Digital pre-orders open now, vinyl pre-orders open tomorrow 10am GMT. ::" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ . 17 July 2024 https://x.com/NBThieves/status/1813608626541703225#m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Wilson-Taylor, James (7 July 2023). "Nothing But Thieves, 'Dead Club City' | The Album Story". Rock Sound.
  11. ^ a b Noyce, Eleanor (30 June 2023). "Nothing But Thieves – Dead Club City | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Review: Welcome to 'Dead Club City' - Nothing But Thieves' newest record". The Eastern Echo. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. ^ Lewis, Victoria (30 June 2023). "Album Review: Nothing But Thieves welcome you to Dead Club City". The AU Review. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Nothing But Thieves – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Top Albums (Week 27, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 7 July 2023". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 30.06.2023 al 06.07.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  24. ^ "2023 27-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  25. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  26. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 30.06.2023–06.07.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nothing but Thieves – Dead Club City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  31. ^ "Nothing But Thieves Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Nothing But Thieves Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Nothing But Thieves Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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