Come Tomorrow (album)

Come Tomorrow
Studio album by Dave Matthews Band
Released June 8, 2018
Studio Various studios in Seattle, Los Angeles and Charlottesville
Genre Rock
Length 54:26
Label RCA
Producer
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Away from the World
(2012)
Come Tomorrow
(2018)
Singles from Come Tomorrow
  1. "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)"
    Released: May 10, 2018
  2. "That Girl is You"
    Released: May 25, 2018
  3. "Again and Again"
    Released: June 1, 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The New York Times[3]
Pitchfork5.0/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Come Tomorrow is the ninth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, and was released on June 8, 2018.[6] The album is their first since 2012's Away from the World. [7][8]

Recording

Working between tours at studios in Seattle, Los Angeles and Charlottesville, Dave Matthews Band chose to record with several different producers, including John Alagia, Mark Batson, Rob Cavallo and Rob Evans.[9]

Nine of the 14 tracks on Come Tomorrow were played live prior to the official album announcement on April 25, 2018. "Do You Remember" was debuted at Farm Aid in 2017,[10] "Again and Again" appeared on DMB setlists in 2016 as "Bob Law",[11] "Samurai Cop" had been a regular at Dave solo, Dave & Tim acoustic and full band shows since 2016,[12] "Here on Out" was played live just once before the announcement and that came on the Seasons of Cuba PBS-televised special in 2016 with Dave being backed by the Chamber Orchestra of Havana.[13] The band had regularly featured "Black and Blue Bird" and "Virginia in the Rain" at shows since 2015.[14]

The longest-tenured songs on the album, however, are "Cant Stop" and "Idea of You", both of which had been in the band's rotation since 2006.[15] An extended version of "bkdkdkdd" was previously performed live under the title "Be Yourself".

The cover art for the album is by Béatrice Coron.[9]

Commercial performance

Come Tomorrow debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 292,000 album-equivalent units, making it the biggest sales week for a rock album in over four years, and the biggest sales week for an album in 2018, with 285,000 copies sold.[16]

Track listing

The track listing for the album was announced on May 2, 2018.[17]

All songs written by David J. Matthews except where noted. [18]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)" 4:22
2."Can't Stop"Mark Batson, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley4:43
3."Here On Out" 3:18
4."That Girl Is You" 3:16
5."She"Matthews, John Alagia3:51
6."Idea of You"Batson, Beauford, Lessard, Matthews, Moore, Tinsley4:44
7."Virginia in the Rain"Beauford, Lessard, Matthews, Doug McKean6:09
8."Again and Again" 4:25
9."bkdkdkdd" 0:27
10."Black and Blue Bird"Jeff Coffin, Matthews, McKean, Rashawn Ross3:33
11."Come On Come On"Matthews, Batson4:39
12."Do You Remember" 4:17
13."Come Tomorrow"Matthews, Batson4:46
14."When I'm Weary"Matthews, Batson1:56

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band

Additional musicians

  • Brandi Carlile - backing vocals on "Come Tomorrow"
  • LeRoi Moore – saxophone on "Can't Stop" and "Idea of You"
  • Buddy Strong – organ on "Black and Blue Bird"
  • Butch Taylor – piano on "Can't Stop", "Come On Come On", and "Idea of You"
  • Boyd Tinsley – violin on "Idea of You"[19]
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangement on "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)" and "Again and Again"
  • David Campbell – string arrangement on "Here On Out" and "Again and Again"
  • Rob Cavallo – organ on "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)", electric piano on "bkdkdkdd"

Production

  • Producer – John Alagía, Mark Batson, Rob Cavallo, Rob Evans
  • Engineer – Andrew Ching, Andy Park, Doug McKean, Julian Anderson, Matt Dyson, Rob Evans, Tom Rasulo, Steven Miller, Wesley Seidman, Aaron Fessel, John Alagía, Chris Kress, Pedro Collini, Jason Shavey, Sean Quackenbush
  • Mixing engineer – John Alagía, Rob Evans, Doug McKean, Billy Centenaro
  • Mastering engineer – Brad Blackwood
  • Executive producer – John Alagía

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 2
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21] 24
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[22] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 42
US Billboard 200[16] 1

References

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  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Come Tomorrow - Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. Pareles, Jon. "Dave Matthews Sings to the Next Generation on 'Come Tomorrow'". New York Times. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. Woodbury, Jason P. "Dave Matthews Band: Come Tomorrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. Modell, Josh. "Review: Dave Matthews Band's 'Come Tomorrow' Balances Sensitivity, Big-Tent Musicality". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "Come Tomorrow announce date/".
  7. "Dave Matthews Band Prepping 'Come Tomorrow' Album For June". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  8. "Dave Matthews Band Prep First LP in Six Years, 'Come Tomorrow'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  9. 1 2 "Dave Matthews Band Announces First New Album Since 2012, 'Come Tomorrow', Due Out In June". L4LM. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
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  13. Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 (2016-11-02). "Dave Matthews Debuts New Song "Here On Out" With An Orchestra At Lincoln Center [Watch]". Liveforlivemusic.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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  16. 1 2 Caulfield, Keith (June 17, 2018). "Dave Matthews Band Scores Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Come Tomorrow'". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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  18. "Come Tomorrow - Dave Matthews Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  19. "Dave Matthews Sings to the Next Generation on 'Come Tomorrow'".
  20. "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  21. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dave Matthews Band – Come Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  22. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  23. "Swisscharts.com – Dave Matthews Band – Come Tomorrow". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
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