The Dreamin' Kind is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim. It was released on January 16, 2026, by Dualtone Records. The album was produced by Sam F. Kiszka.
Promotion The album was preceded the release of three singles. The lead single, "Dream Come True", was released on August 13, 2025. The dual second singles, "Rock N Roll" and "Haunted Man", were released on October 8, 2025, in tandem with the announcement of the album. A music video for "Haunted Man" was released on November 6, 2025. The third single, "On Fire", was released on November 16, 2025.
Critical reception
The Dreamin' Kind was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews.
In a review for No Depression, John Amen wrote that "While Slim has never sounded so polished, panoramic, or mainstream, his authenticity is never in question".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Langhorne Slim – vocals (all tracks), backup vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 12), rhythm guitar (1, 3, 4), acoustic guitar (2, 6), guitar (3, 5, 7–12) Sam F. Kiszka – production (all tracks), bass (1–4, 6–8, 10, 12), backup vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 12), piano (1, 7, 12), accordion (2), synthesizers (3, 7, 9), Mellotron (6, 10), organ (8) Daniel Wagner – backup vocals (1–4, 7, 11, 12), percussion (1–3, 6, 11, 12), drums (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10–12), second guitar (5), vibro guitar (6); bridge guitar, whistle (7); lead guitar (8), guitar (11), keyboards (12) Lance Van Dyke – engineering Pete Lyman – mastering Greg Gordon – mixing Casey McAllister – backup vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 12), organ (3, 4, 10), synthesizers (3), synth bass (5) Cameron Neal – backup vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 12), lead guitar (1, 4, 6), piano (1), lap steel (12) Goldy Miller – backup vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 12) Hannah Wicklund – outro guitar (1) Mat Davidson – banjo, vocals (2); fiddle (5); pedal steel, backup vocals (10) Kristin Wilkinson – string session leader, orchestration, viola (2, 9, 11) David Angell – violin (2, 9, 11) David Davidson – violin (2, 9, 11) Alex Krew – cello (2, 9, 11) Jake Kiszka – backup vocals (2, 11), Veillete (11) Dan Hitchcock – saxophone (3, 7) Jess Wolfe – backup vocals (4) Omar Velasco – fiddle (8) Omar Ruiz-Lopez – fiddle (9) Alyssa Spyridon – creative direction Kate LaMendola – photography Clay Conder – layout, design
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