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Paine, Andre (8 March 2019). "Dave – Psychodrama (Neighbourhood)". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019 . Retrieved 14 April 2019. Dave heralded the announcement with new single and video ‘Clash (ft. Stormzy)’, which you can watch in full above. Predicted to chart at number five midweek, Psychodrama debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling a combined 26,390 album-equivalent units. The album became the most-streamed first-week British rap album in the UK with a total of 23.6 million streams. [38] It is also the first British rap album to chart at number one since Gang Signs & Prayer by Stormzy, released in 2017. Psychodrama also debuted at number 26 on the Dutch Album Top 100, number 6 on the Irish Albums Chart and number 19 on the Scottish Albums Chart. In a 2017 interview with NME, Dave revealed he was working on his debut album slated for a 2018 release, stating: "I know exactly how I’m going to make it and what I need it to be, I just need to find the time." [6]Santan Dave (7 March 2019). "Dave - Streatham". Archived from the original on 7 March 2019 . Retrieved 8 March 2019– via YouTube. Petridis, Alexis (8 March 2019). "Dave: Psychodrama review – the boldest and best British rap album in a generation - Alexis Petridis's album of the week". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019 . Retrieved 8 March 2019– via www.theguardian.com. a b c Petridis, Alexis (8 March 2019). "Dave: Psychodrama review – the boldest and best British rap album in a generation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019 . Retrieved 9 March 2019. Hancox, Dan (10 March 2019). "Dave: Psychodrama review – debut long-player doesn't disappoint". The Observer. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019 . Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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