# Shallow Bed

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Shallow Bed
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Dry The River](/source/Dry_The_River)
| cover      = ShallowBed.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2012|03|05|df=y}} <small>(UK)</small> <br/> {{Start date|2012|04|17|df=y}} <small>(North America)</small>
| recorded   = 2011
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Folk rock](/source/Folk_rock), [indie folk](/source/indie_folk)
| length     = 50:35
| label      = [RCA](/source/RCA_Records), [Transgressive](/source/Transgressive_Records)
| producer   =
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Alarms in the Heart](/source/Alarms_in_the_Heart)
| next_year  = 2014
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Shallow Bed
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = No Rest
 | single1date = {{Start date|2011|06|17|df=y}}
 | single2     = Weights & Measures
 | single2date = {{Start date|2011|11|11|df=y}}
 | single3     = The Chambers & the Valves
 | single3date = {{Start date|2012|02|24|df=y}}
 | single4     = New Ceremony
 | single4date = {{Start date|2012|04|16|df=y}}
}}
}}

'''''Shallow Bed''''' is the debut studio album from English folk rock band [Dry The River](/source/Dry_The_River) and was released 5 March 2012. The album peaked at number 28 on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/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 17 June 2011.
* "Weights & Measures" was released as the album's second single on 11 November 2011.
* "The Chambers & the Valves" was released as the album's third single on 24 February 2012.
* "New Ceremony" was released as the album's fourth single on 16 April 2012.

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 70/100<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/shallow-bed/dry-the-river |title=Shallow Bed by Dry the River Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
| rev1 = [Beats Per Minute](/source/Beats_Per_Minute_(website))
| rev1Score = {{rating|6|10}}<ref name="BPM">{{cite web|url=https://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-dry-the-river-shallow-bed/|title=Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review|publisher=Beats Per Minute|author=Ray Finlayson|date = 2012-04-16|accessdate=2012-04-16}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)''
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/9111777/Dry-the-River-Shallow-Bed-review.html|title=Dry the River, Shallow Bed, review|date=29 February 2012 }}</ref>
| rev3 = [Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="DigitalSpy">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a369416/dry-the-river-shallow-bed-album-review.html|title=Dry the River - Shallow Bed|author=Ian Sandwell|website=[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy) |date = 2012-03-01|accessdate=2012-03-02}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)''
| rev4Score = {{rating|6|10}}<ref name="DiS">{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16851/reviews/4144559?ticker|title=Releases: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'|publisher=Drowned in Sound|author=Christian Cottingham|date=2012-03-01|accessdate=2012-03-02|archive-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302212238/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16851/reviews/4144559?ticker|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = [Gigwise](/source/Gigwise)
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Gigwise">{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/71207/Dry-The-River---%27Shallow-Bed%27|title=Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed'|publisher=Gigwise|author=Dave Craig|date = 2012-03-07|accessdate=2012-03-07}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[musicOMH](/source/musicOMH)''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="musicOMH">{{cite web| author= David Welsh |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/dry-the-river_0212.htm|title=Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed' Album Review | accessdate = 2011-03-06}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web| author= Mark Beaumont |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/dry-the-river/12831|title=NME Album Reviews: Dry the River - 'Shallow Bed' |website=[NME](/source/NME) | accessdate = 2011-03-06}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite web| author= Jörn Schlüter |url=https://www.rollingstone.de/reviews/alben/article282321/dry-the-river-shallow-bed.html|title=Review zu: Dry The River - Shallow Bed | accessdate = 2011-03-02}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[This Is Fake DIY](/source/This_Is_Fake_DIY)''
| rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="FakeDIY">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/albums/dry-the-river-shallow-bed/|title=Dry the River - Shallow Bed Album Review|publisher=This Is Fake DIY|author=Heather Steele|date = 2012-03-06|accessdate=2012-03-06}}
</ref>
}}

''Shallow Bed'' was well received by [music critics](/source/music_criticism). Lewis Corner of [Digital Spy](/source/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."<ref name="DigitalSpy"/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard listing<ref name=cd>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005ZJCD4M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B005ZJCD4M&linkCode=as2 Shallow Bed: Dry The River: Amazon.co.uk: Music]</ref><ref name=iTunes1>[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/shallow-bed/485306307 iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed by Dry the River]</ref>
| title1  = Animal Skins
| length1 = 2:56
| title2  = New Ceremony
| length2 = 4:12
| title3  = Shield Your Eyes
| length3 = 3:40
| title4  = History Book
| length4 = 4:41
| title5  = The Chambers & The Valves
| length5 = 3:10
| title6  = Demons
| length6 = 3:46
| title7  = Bible Belt
| length7 = 4:44
| title8  = No Rest
| length8 = 3:07
| title9  = Shaker Hymns
| length9 = 3:49
| title10  = Weights & Measures
| length10 = 5:04
| title11  = Lion's Den
| length11 = 6:44
| title12  = Family
| length12 = 4:42
}}
{{Track listing
| headline        = Deluxe Version<ref name=iTunes2>[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/shallow-bed-deluxe-version/496523781 iTunes - Music - Shallow Bed (Deluxe Version) by Dry the River]</ref>
| title13  = Shield Your Eyes
| note13   = Live at Lightship95
| length13 = 3:39
| title14  = History Book
| note14   = Live at Lightship95
| length14 = 4:49
| title15  = Lion's Den
| note15   = Live at Lightship95
| length15 = 6:19 
| title16  = Hammer
| length16 = 3:45
| title17  = Night Owls
| note17   = Home Demo
| length17 = 2:51
| title18  = Weights & Measures
| note18   = Dry the River Summer 2011
| length18 = 5:06
| title19  = No Rest
| note19   = Dry the River in New York
| length19 = 3:52 
}}

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Chart (2012)
!Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [Dutch Albums Chart](/source/MegaCharts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Dry+The+River&titel=Shallow+Bed&cat=a|title=Dry The River - Shallow Bed|publisher=dutchcharts.nl/}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 70
|-
! scope="row"| [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)<ref>{{cite web|title=Archive Chart|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20120311/7502/|work=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
|-
|}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Release date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
| rowspan="2"| [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| 2 March 2012
| Digital download<ref name=iTunes1/><ref name=iTunes2/>
| rowspan="2"| [Sony Music Entertainment](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment), [RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records)
|-
| 5 March 2012
| CD<ref name=cd/>
|}

==References==
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Category:2012 debut albums
Category:Dry the River albums
Category:Transgressive Records albums

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