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Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth studio album by Australian rock group Powderfinger, released by Universal Records on June 2, 2007. It was also released with a limited edition bonus DVD, titled Powderfinger's First XI featuring eleven music videos spanning the band's career, from the first single, "Tail" to "Bless My Soul".

Following the huge success of their previous album, Vulture Street, Powderfinger toured and then spent three years on hiatus. They reunited in late 2006 to write songs for Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, which was recorded in Los Angeles in early 2007 by producer Rob Schnapf. The first single from the album, "Lost and Running" was released on May 12, 2007, and reached number five on the ARIA singles chart. A second single "I Don't Remember", was released to radio on 9 July 2007. The single is expected to be released for sale in late July 2007.

The album received critical acclaim, with many reviewers commenting that the album was "consistent" and "distinctly Australian". The album encountered controversy relating to the song "Black Tears" with claims that it may have influenced the Palm Island death in custody trial. Powderfinger released an abridged version of the song as a direct result of these claims.(more...)