''Passwords'' is the sixth

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by American folk rock band

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. It was released on June 22, 2018.

Background

''Passwords'' saw the return of producer Jonathan Wilson, who had worked on the band's first two albums. According to the group, the record is "for and about the modern age: the relationships that fill it, the politics that divide it, and the small victories and big losses that give it shape." Dawes launched a marketing campaign for the album that encouraged fans to search for "passwords" posted throughout the internet. Once a password was found, it could be entered onto a page of the band's official website, where each part of the password represented a musical note. When entered correctly, these musical notes played various refrains from Dawes songs and unlocked exclusive content, including the singles "Never Gonna Say Goodbye" and "Telescope" as well as a

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playlist curated by Griffin Goldsmith.

Track listing

All songs written by Taylor Goldsmith, except where noted.

Personnel

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– lead vocals, guitar, piano, synth, electric sitar * Griffin Goldsmith – drums, percussion, background vocals *

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– bass * Lee Pardini – keyboards, piano, synth, vibraphone, kalimba, background vocals Additional musicians * Jonathan Wilson – guitar, drum machine, synth noise (tracks 1, 2, 4) *

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(Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig) – background vocals (track 8) * Trevor Menear – slide guitar (track 3) * Josh Johnson – alto sax (track 10) * Peter Jacobson – cello (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8) * Tom Lea – viola (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8) * Luis Mascaro – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8) * Ina Veli – violin (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Dawes (band) albums Albums produced by Jonathan Wilson (musician)