''Awake'' is the second

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from Australian

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DJ and Producer

Alison Wonderland Alexandra Margo Sholler (born 27 September 1986), known professionally as Alison Wonderland, is an Australian electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. Her debut album, ''Run'', was released on 20 March 2015, which peaked at No. 6 ...

. It was released on 6 April 2018 via

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. The album features four singles: "Happy Place", "

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", "No" and "

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". In August 2018, Wonderland announced a 4-date national tour commencing in Brisbane in November 2018. At the

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, the album was nominated for two awards; Best Female Artist and Best Dance Release.

Critical reception

Matt Collar from

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said: "Showcasing the Aussie DJ's brightly effusive vocals and shimmering, propulsive electronic productions, ''Awake'' is an expansive, deeply felt album."

Singles

"Happy Place" was released on 9 November 2017 as the album's lead single alongside the album's announcement. She told

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: "I wrote it about me trying to find my 'Happy Place'." "Church" was released as the album's second single on 16 February 2018. The song has peaked at number 54 on the

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. "No" was released on 9 March 2018 and is about "fake people". "High" was released on 20 March 2018 as the album's fourth single.

Critical reception

Singles

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References