Shallow Bed

Shallow Bed
Studio album by Dry The River
Released	March 5, 2012 (April 17, 2012 in North America)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Folk rock, indie folk
Length	50:35
Label	RCA, Transgressive
Singles from Shallow Bed
"No Rest" Released: June 17, 2011 "Weights & Measures" Released: November 11, 2011 "The Chambers & the Valves" Released: February 24, 2012 "New Ceremony" Released: April 16, 2012

Shallow Bed is the debut studio album from English folk rock band Dry The River and was released March 5, 2012. The album has peaked to number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "No Rest", "The Chambers & the Valves" and "New Ceremony".

Singles

• "No Rest" was released as the album's lead single on June 17, 2011.
• "Weights & Measures" was released as the album's second single on November 11, 2011.
• "The Chambers & the Valves" was released as the album's third single on February 24, 2012.
• "New Ceremony" was released as the album's fourth single on April 16, 2012.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Digital Spy	[1]
Drowned in Sound	[2]
Gigwise	[3]
Mojo	[4]
musicOMH	[5]
NME	[6]
Q	[7]
The Sun	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Daily Telegraph	[10]
The Times	[11]
This Is Fake DIY	[12]
Beats Per Minute	[13]

Shallow Bed was well received by music critics. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album a positive review stating, "Frontman Peter Liddle's smooth and dulcet tones - reminiscent of Brandon Flowers - are able to command both the anthemic stadium fillers and the delicate ballads that reside here. The latter is evident on 'Bible Belt', a song dealing with alcoholic parents, where Liddle's vocal nimbly pirouettes over a soft blend of gentle acoustics and orchestral undertones. What's most exciting is Dry The River's ability to open the lid on a song and let it soar; a prime example being the entangled vocal and guitar building throughout 'No Rest', which gloriously explodes by the track's end. This knack has the potential to deliver sky-blistering live performances that should make them a talking point throughout 2012 and, if we're lucky, well beyond."^[1]

Track listing

Standard listing[14][15]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animal Skins"	2:56
2.	"New Ceremony"	4:12
3.	"Shield Your Eyes"	3:40
4.	"History Book"	4:41
5.	"The Chambers & The Valves"	3:10
6.	"Demons"	3:46
7.	"Bible Belt"	4:44
8.	"No Rest"	3:07
9.	"Shaker Hymns"	3:49
10.	"Weights & Measures"	5:04
11.	"Lion's Den"	6:44
12.	"Family"	4:42

Deluxe Version[16]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shield Your Eyes" (Live at Lightship95)	3:39
14.	"History Book" (Live at Lightship95)	4:49
15.	"Lion's Den" (Live at Lightship95)	6:19
16.	"Hammer"	3:45
17.	"Night Owls" (Home Demo)	2:51
18.	"Weights & Measures" (Dry the River Summer 2011)	5:06
19.	"No Rest" (Dry the River in New York)	3:52

Chart performance

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart[17]	70
UK Albums Chart[18]	28

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	2 March 2012	Digital download[15][16]	Sony Music Entertainment, RCA Records
	5 March 2012	CD[14]

References

1. Ian Sandwell (2012-03-01). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed". Retrieved 2012-03-02.
2. Christian Cottingham (2012-03-01). "Releases: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
3. Dave Craig (2012-03-07). "Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". Gigwise. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
4. Dan Stubbs (2012-04-20). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed". "Mojo". p. 88.
5. David Welsh. "Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed' Album Review". Retrieved 2011-03-06.
6. Mark Beaumont. "NME Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". Retrieved 2011-03-06.
7. John Aizlewood (2012-02-29). "Review: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". p. 91.
8. Jacqui Swift (2012-03-02). "Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'". The Sun. p. 57.
9. Jörn Schlüter. "Review zu: Dry The River - Shallow Bed". Retrieved 2011-03-02.
10. "Dry the River, Shallow Bed, review".
11. "Shallow Bed Album Review". "The Times". 2012-03-03. p. 25.
12. Heather Steele (2012-03-06). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
13. Ray Finlayson (2012-04-16). "Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
14. Shallow Bed: Dry The River: Amazon.co.uk: Music
15. iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed by Dry the River
16. iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed (Deluxe Version) by Dry the River
17. "Dry The River - Shallow Bed". dutchcharts.nl/.
18. "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company.