Drinking with My Smoking Friends

Drinking with My Smoking Friends is the fourth studio album by Australian rapper Allday, released on 28 May 2021 via Believe Music. The album was announced on 10 March 2021, alongside the release of second single "Void", and tour dates in August 2021.[2]

Drinking with My Smoking Friends
Studio album by
Released28 May 2021
Genre
Length34:14
LabelBelieve
Producer
  • Scott Horscoft[a]
Allday chronology
Starry Night Over the Phone
(2019)
Drinking with My Smoking Friends
(2021)
The Necklace
(2024)
Singles from Drinking with My Smoking Friends
  1. "After All This Time"
    Released: 29 October 2020[1]
  2. "Void"
    Released: 10 March 2021[2]
  3. "Stolen Cars"
    Released: 30 April 2021[3]

Drinking with My Smoking Friends received critical acclaim following its release and peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Background

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In a press release, Allday said, "Drinking with My Smoking Friends is about escaping something and finding something new, whether that's a place, a relationship or something else."[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Australia     [5]

Drinking with My Smoking Friends received critical acclaim.[6]

Poppy Reid from Rolling Stone Australia said "In a world starved of human connection mid-pandemic, where even the simplest comforts are compromised, Drinking with My Smoking Friends reminds us to bathe in our own delicious weariness. It's Gaynor's most unguarded album yet, a landmark of breezy sophistication."[5]

Mid-year lists

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Drinking with My Smoking Friends on mid-year lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
The Music The Music's Top 25 Albums Of 2021 (So Far)

Track listing

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Drinking With My Smoking Friends track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Void"
  • Scott Horscroft
3:27
2."Cup of Tea in the Bath"  3:58
3."Stolen Cars"
  • Gaynor
  • Horscroft
3:17
4."Door"  2:49
5."The Paris End of Collins Street"  3:42
6."After All This Time"
  • Horscroft
3:34
7."Fast Ride"  3:40
8."Bright"  3:41
9."Butterfly Sky"  3:14
10."Spin"  2:52
Total length:34:14

Charts

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Chart performance for Drinking with My Smoking Friends
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 13

Release history

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Release history and formats for Drinking with My Smoking Friends
Region Date Format Label Catalogue Ref.
Various 28 May 2021 Believe Not applicable [9]
Australia CD ALLDAY004CD [10]
12 November 2021 LP ALLDAY004V2 [11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tracks 1, 3, and 6

References

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  1. ^ "After All This Time – Single by Allday on Apple Music". Apple Music. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bruce, Jasper (10 March 2021). "Allday announces new album, Drinking With My Smoking Friends, and tour dates". NME Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Alex (28 April 2021). "Listen to Allday's nostalgic new single "Stolen Cars"". NME Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ Langford, Jackson (10 March 2021). "Allday announces new album Drinking With My Smoking Friends". Music Feeds. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Reid, Poppy (28 May 2021). "Allday delivered his most unguarded album yet with Drinking with My Smoking Friends". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Monika (17 December 2021). "Allday drops surprise single "Good Thanks"". Rawing in the Pit Media. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Are these the best albums of 2021 so far?". The Music. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Drinking with My Smoking Friends by Allday on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Drinking with My Smoking Friends". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Drinking with My Smoking Friends (Pink Vinyl)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 24 March 2022.