Dream Attic

"Dream Attic" Released in 2010 is a live album by Richard Thompson. Instead of recording new songs in a studio, Thompson made demo recordings, rehearsed the songs with his band and then recorded the new material live on a two-week tour of the Western USA. The album was assembled from these live recordings. No studio overdubs were done. Each track on the finished album is an entire, unedited live performance of the song. Dream Attic was nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk Album award in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. On its release, Dream Attic entered the British top 20 for album sales.