Dreamers Are Waiting

Dreamers Are Waiting is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band Crowded House, released on 4 June 2021 through EMI Music Australia. It is their first studio album since 2010's Intriguer, with the band reuniting with producer Mitchell Froom, who is now also the band's keyboardist, for the first time since Recurring Dream (1996). It is also Crowded House's first album with Neil Finn's sons Liam and Elroy as members of the group.

Dreamers Are Waiting
Studio album by
Crowded House
Released4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Recorded2020
Studio
  • Valentine
  • United Recording
  • Roundhead
  • various home studios in Los Angeles and Ireland
GenreJangle pop
Length41:53
LabelEMI Australia
ProducerCrowded House
Crowded House chronology
The Very Very Best of Crowded House
(2010)		 Dreamers Are Waiting
(2021)		 Gravity Stairs
(2024)
Singles from Dreamers Are Waiting
  1. "Whatever You Want"
    Released: 29 October 2020
  2. "To the Island"
    Released: 17 February 2021
  3. "Playing with Fire"
    Released: 13 May 2021
  4. "Sweet Tooth"
    Released: 28 January 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Clash7/10
Evening Standard
The Guardian
The Irish Times
Sputnikmusic3.6/5
The Sydney Morning Herald

The album was preceded by the singles "Whatever You Want", released in October 2020, "To the Island" in February 2021, and "Playing with Fire" in May 2021.

Crowded House embarked on the Island tour of New Zealand in March 2021. The group have announced plans to tour the UK and Europe in support of the album in 2022.

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the album won Best Adult Contemporary Album.

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