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Dominique is the second studio album by the Finnish indie rock band NEØV, released on February 20, 2015 on Fullsteam Records. The album received highly positive reviews.[5][7] Dominique produced four singles: "Laketown", "The Rain People", "Dominique I" and "Woolen Pumpkin Shirt".

Dominique
Studio album by NEØV
Released	February 20, 2015
Genre	Indie rock,[1] indie pop,[2] dream pop,[3] shoegaze,[4] art rock, post rock
Label	Fullsteam Records, Sony Music Finland
Producer	Anssi Neuvonen
NEØV chronology
Orange Morning (2013) Dominique (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Soundi	[5]
NBHAP	[6]
Rumba	[7]
Savon Sanomat	[8]
Keskisuomalainen	[9]

For the bandleader and songwriter Anssi Neuvonen Dominique was the debut work as a record producer.[8] The music videos for album’s singles were directed by Appu Jasu of a Finnish indie band The New Tigers.[2]

In interviews with Savon Sanomat and Nordic Playlist, Anssi Neuvonen has said that Dominique is an album about love.[10][11]

Critical reception

Dominique received highly positive reviews from music critics.[5][7] Finnish music magazine Soundi gave it a score of 5/5 and wrote that band’s "aura is exceptionally strong."[5] Another Finnish music magazine Rumba gave it a score of 9/10 and wrote that Dominique is "one of the best pop/rock albums of the year."[7] German webzine NBHAP gave Dominique a score of 4.6/5 and praised band’s "own version of dream pop".[12] Finnish newspapers Savon Sanomat and Keskisuomalainen stated that "at the moment NEØV is the best Finnish band in its form of art."[13][14]

Track listing

All songs written by Anssi Neuvonen.[15]

1. "Aurora" - 4:42
2. "Laketown" - 4:09
3. "Woolen Pumpkin Shirt" - 4:38
4. "Dominique I" - 5:35
5. "The Rain People" - 3:54
6. "Clouds On The Wall" - 4:59
7. "Garden Road Sphere" - 5:28
8. "Dominique II" - 8:17
9. "Bengal Fires" - 3:59

Personnel

The following persons were included in the making of Dominique.[15]

NEØV

• Anssi Neuvonen - vocals, guitar, keyboards, trumpet, production
• Samuli Neuvonen - drums, trombone, backing vocals
• Ari Autio - bass, keyboards
• Jonas Ursin - guitar, keyboards
• Antti Hevosmaa - trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Sampsa Väätäinen - recording, mixing
• Jaakko Viitalähde - mastering
• Anka Zhuravleva - illustration (front cover)
• Appu Jasu - cover art

References

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