Sunburn (Dominic Fike album)

Sunburn is the second studio album by American musician Dominic Fike, released through Sandy Boys and Columbia Records on July 7, 2023. The album was primarily produced by Jim-E Stack, Devin Workman, and Henry Kwapis[3] and contains the singles "Dancing in the Courthouse", "Ant Pile", "Mona Lisa", a track which was featured in the 2023 American superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and "Mama's Boy".[4]

Sunburn
Digital and standard edition cover. Alternative cover features a B&W portrait of Fike staring at the sun and covering his eyes.[1]
Studio album by
Dominic Fike
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
GenrePop rock[2]
Length39:13
LabelColumbia
Producer
Dominic Fike chronology
What Could Possibly Go Wrong
(2020)		 Sunburn
(2023)
Singles from Sunburn
  1. "Dancing in the Courthouse"
    Released: April 14, 2023
  2. "Ant Pile"
    Released: May 26, 2023
  3. "Mona Lisa"
    Released: June 2, 2023
  4. "Mama's Boy"
    Released: June 23, 2023

Background

A press release described the album as consisting of songs about "heartbreak and regret, addiction, sex, and jealousy" and insisting it does not "supply listeners with declarations on high from a superstar. Instead, it offers the aching and vulnerable revelations of a young artist still growing and putting their best foot forward."[5] Fike called the album "very honest" and stated he "think[s] the world is missing honesty".[6] According to Jim-E Stack, the principal producer on the album, the goal was to "let the world know who Dom is".[7]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[8]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[9]
NME[2]

The Line of Best Fit's Lana Williams described Sunburn as "endearing and introspective" as well as "a quick-stop tour of his history in his most personal project to date". Williams concluded that it is a "delightful entanglement of love, introspection, and nostalgia" and wrote that "Fike has demonstrated that he can succinctly slot into any category".[9] Erica Campbell of NME called the album a "hypnotic memoir" and found that "it's not just the chaotic liberation of the Sunshine State the [15] tracks revel in, it's the heartbreak, addiction and disarray that trailed behind his time there".[2] Clash's James Mellen summarized Sunburn as "hazy, breezy, with many moments feeling like a homage to California, whether it be 2000s pop influence or West Coast pop-punk reference points. The record is also brief; ten tracks, each one the right length", and remarked that "there's no filler here".[8]

Track listing
Sunburn track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Much Is Weed?"
2:05
2."Ant Pile"
  • Fike
  • Julian Cruz
  • Henry Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Devin Workman
  • Fike
  • Cruz
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:06
3."Think Fast" (featuring Weezer)
  • Fike
  • Workman
3:42
4."Sick"
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Capi[a]
2:21
5."7 Hours"
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:48
6."Dancing in the Courthouse"
Kid Harpoon2:37
7."Mona Lisa"
3:06
8."Bodies"
  • Fike
  • Sam Homaee
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Homaee[c]
2:04
9."Sunburn"
  • Fike
  • Stack
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:59
10."Pasture Child"
  • Fike
  • Workman
  • Fike
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:53
11."4x4"
  • Fike
  • Stack
2:47
12."Frisky"
  • Fike
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
1:55
13."Mama's Boy"
  • Fike
  • Homaee
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
  • Fike
  • Homaee
  • Kwapis
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:35
14."Dark"
  • Fike
  • Cruz
  • Fike
  • Cruz
  • Stack
  • Workman
2:56
15."What Kinda Woman"
  • Fike
  • Homaee
  • Fike
  • Homaee
2:14
Total length:39:13

Notes
  • ^[c] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • "Mona Lisa", a song originally set to feature on the deluxe version of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack album, was removed from the deluxe version of the soundtrack album and later added to Sunburn, after the album had already been made available for preorder. Because of this, some versions of Sunburn do not include the song and have 14 tracks.
  • "Think Fast" interpolates "Undone – The Sweater Song" by Weezer.[10]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Dominic Fike – vocals, guitar (all tracks); bass guitar (tracks 3, 5, 10), drums (4, 12), programming (4), keyboards (6, 9), percussion (11)
  • Jim-E Stack – drums (1, 2, 5, 8–10, 12), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 9, 11–13), bass guitar (4), guitar (9), programming (14)
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – bass guitar, drums (1)
  • Henry Kwapis – drums (2, 3, 8), programming (4, 5), keyboards (8, 9, 11), percussion (9, 12)
  • Julian Cruz – drums (2, 14), keyboards (14)
  • Devin Workman – drums (3, 5, 8, 10, 12), keyboards (4, 5, 8, 9, 13), programming (14)
  • Capi – keyboards (4)
  • Anneston Pisayavong – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Christopher Davis – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Denise Stoudmire – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Phylicia Hill – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Roman Collins – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Sydney Bourne – choir (5, 8, 13)
  • Eli Teplin – keyboards (5)
  • Rivers Cuomo - backing vocals (3)
  • Kid Harpoon – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, guitar, synthesizer (6)
  • Jeff Gitelman – guitar (6)
  • Ivan Jackson – horn (6)
  • Kenny Beats – programming (6)
  • Remi Wolf – background vocals (8)
  • Tommy King – keyboards (8)
  • Westerns – bass guitar (9)
  • Stewart Brooks – bass guitar (11, 12)
  • Rahm – piano (11)
  • Sam Homaee – keyboards, programming (13)

Technical

  • Randy Merrill – mastering (1–6, 8–15)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering (7)
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (1–6, 8–15)
  • Thomas Warren – mixing (7)
  • Jim-E Stack – engineering (1, 8, 9, 11)
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – engineering (1)
  • Devin Workman – engineering (2–4, 5, 9, 12, 13)
  • Julian Cruz – engineering (2, 14)
  • Dominic Fike – engineering (4, 11, 12, 14)
  • Jon Sher – engineering (5, 13)
  • Emi Trevena – engineering (6)
  • Brian Rajaratnam – engineering (6)
  • StarGate – engineering (7)
  • Ian Gold – engineering (8)
  • Sam Homaee – engineering (8, 13, 15)
  • Andrew Keller – engineering (10)
  • Matt Wolach – engineering assistance (1–6, 8–15)

Charts
Chart performance for Sunburn
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 144
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 28
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 56
US Billboard 200[18] 30
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[19] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

References
  1. "Sunburn Limited-Edition CD with alternative cover". Dominic Fike's Official Shop. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. Campbell, Erica (July 7, 2023). "Dominic Fike – Sunburn review: sweltering and candid pop-rock". NME. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. Ingle, Alex (May 24, 2023). "Dominic Fike will drop his new album Sunburn this July". Dork. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. Galindo, Thomas (May 25, 2023). "Dominic Fike Announces New Album Sunburn". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. Shanfield, Ethan (May 24, 2023). "Dominic Fike Announces New Album Sunburn, Out in July". Variety. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. Chow, Aaron (May 21, 2023). "Dominic Fike Teases New Album, Sunburn". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  7. Wood, Mikael (July 6, 2023). "'Euphoria's' Dominic Fike is on the verge of pop stardom, whether he likes it or not". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. Mellen, James (July 7, 2023). "Dominic Fike – Sunburn | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. Williams, Lana (July 5, 2023). "Dominic Fike: Sunburn Review – multifaceted ambitions". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. Sunburn (liner notes). Columbia Records. 19658815872.
  11. "Australiancharts.com – Dominic Fike – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Dominic Fike – Sunburn" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Dominic Fike". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  15. "Charts.nz – Dominic Fike – Sunburn". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  18. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  19. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  20. "Dominic Fike Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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