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10.0
121034
10.0 |
DIY
Rose-tinted nostalgia for the perfect summer
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10.0
121990
10.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
Effortlessly combining contemporary social issues and trauma with colours, realism and imagery, Dreamland by Glass Animals covers the whole gamut of human emotion while remaining simultaneously intimate and personal
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8.0
120990
8.0 |
Clash
A brave and ultimately bold move, it’s hugely effective – direct yet sumptuously nuanced, ‘Dreamland’ is a triumph
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8.0
121101
8.0 |
All Music
Glass Animals' most cohesive and satisfying album to date, Dreamland is a well-deserved triumph that's as rewarding for fans to hear as it was for the band to make
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8.0
121365
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musicOMH
It’s been a difficult few months for many recently, though as we slowly emerge from the nightmare, Glass Animals stand ready to throw joyous colour over these darkest of times
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8.0
120994
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
There’s a consistency in the orchestration and chord sequences that gives the album a sense of wholeness
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8.0
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8.0 |
Gigwise
An introspective and personal record
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8.0
120996
8.0 |
The Independent
Songs are filled with autobiographical details about a childhood growing up in Texas, where frontman Dave Bayley felt at odds with the state’s overwhelmingly macho culture
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8.0
120997
8.0 |
Q
The nostalgia would be overwhelming were it not for Bayley's ability to offset it with woozy, elastic beats. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
The Oxford band have overcome a period of intense adversity to bring you a record of deeply personal tales – all set to shimmering pop tunes
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8.0
121000
8.0 |
The Music
The album navigates all the ups and downs of growing up and trying to find that dreamworld existence
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8.0
121023
8.0 |
The FT
Oxford-formed foursome’s smart lyrics and lithe beats address head and body simultaneously
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7.0
121052
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s brave and admirable for Dave Bayley and Glass Animals to take the challenging leap into more exposing lyrics
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6.0
120993
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album makes room for evocative, sensory lyrics and sonics that verge on the cinematic, but it also spends a lot of time on the mundane
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Trauma has triggered a more inward-looking exploration of the Oxford quartet’s grandstanding, hallucinogenic sound
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6.0
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6.0 |
Evening Standard
A personal, endearing memoir
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5.7
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5.7 |
Pitchfork
The UK psych-pop band stretches out to embrace hip-hop production and personal biography. It comes across like a guy trying to tell you his life story in a packed Coachella tent
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4.0
121134
4.0 |
No Ripcord
Despite the amount of effort that appears at the surface, from the several websites to the layered and unique production, Dreamland is a project that’s as momentarily annoying as it is infinitely forgettable
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