''Blue Skies'' is the fourth studio album by the band Dehd. The album was released on May 27, 2022, by

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Background and recording

Dehd announced the new album in February 2022. The first single, "Bad Love" was released when the album was announced. In an interview with ''

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'', band members Emily Kempf and Jason Balla respectively expressed agreement and disagreement that the album was similar to their previous album, ''Flower of Devotion''.

Critical reception

In a review published by ''

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'', Jayson Greene praised Dehd for remaining stylistically consistent with their previous album, ''Flower of Devotion''. Greene wrote that "it can take a peculiar kind of nerve to stay the course". In a review for ''

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'', Ben Beaumont-Thomas referred to each song as individually "catchy and evocative" and the album as a whole as "casually masterly".

Track listing

References

2022 albums Fat Possum Records albums Dehd albums {{2020s-album-stub