Dream Machine (album)


Dream Machine is the fifth studio album by German rock band Tokio Hotel. It was released by Starwatch Music on March 3, 2017 worldwide. The album is available at retail and online stores with two versions available: a standard edition CD/vinyl and a limited deluxe box edition.

Background

The band first announced that they were beginning work on a new album back in 2015 while filming for one of the episodes of their web series "Tokio Hotel TV". Since then, Bill posted some lyrics and sneak peeks in his Instagram account. The album was made for pre-order on December 23, 2016 on iTunes and Amazon with first promo single "Something New" made available for instant download. The lead single "What If" was released on December 29, 2016.

Reception

Critical response to album was mixed. "MusikExpress" gave the album 2 out of 5 stars rating, calling it a "boom-boom-autotune". Overall, the album was mostly praised for lyrical improvements but criticized for the use of Auto-Tune.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet.
Tokio Hotel
Additional personnel