Dreamstate

Kelly Lee Owens

Dreamstate

Fourth album from the Welsh-born, London-based electronic artist featuring contributions from The 1975's George Daniel and Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Dirty Hit
UK Release date
18/10/2024
US Release date
18/10/2024
  1. 10.0 |   NME

    A complete and resounding success, ‘Dreamstate’ offers one of the most emotionally engrossing collections of electronic music you’ll hear this year
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to date
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    There are writing collaborations with the likes of the Chemical Brothers on the beautifully woozy and remarkably tender “Ballad (The End)”, which further serves to hit home the increasing breadth, scope and versatility Owens possesses in her far-reaching electronic compositions. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    DJ, singer, and producer Kelly Lee Owens takes the opposite path from Charli XCX, yet meets her at the crossroads of pop and electronic music on Dreamstate
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  5. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Dreamstate vividly depicts an artist who has plugged into her experiences, climbed her own peak and is able to survey the view from the top of the mountain
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  6. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    The Welsh producer’s fourth album benefits from newfound clarity and architectural scale, stripping her sound to its essence while preserving its hypnotic air
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  7. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Kelly Lee Owens’ fourth record is a techno-escapist fantasy, a hypnagogic balloon popping above the dancefloor
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  8. 7.0 |   Clash

    Much of ‘Dreamstate’ feels shinier than its predecessors, replacing the dingy basement feel with hands-up, festival euphoria: ‘Love You Got’, for example, is the closest thing Kelly’s done to a genuine radio hit
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  9. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Kelly Lee Owens' new album Dreamstate is full to the brim with sonic escapism and artistic flair
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  10. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album feels alternately vivid and vaguely sketched
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  11. 6.0 |   All Music

    Dreamstate feels like Owens' attempt at reaching the sort of mainstream success that someone like Peggy Gou has achieved, and while it does contain some worthwhile material, overall it just doesn't add up
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  12. 6.0 |   Far Out

    The most well-crafted songs on Dreamstate are those where Owens leans into her experimentation with ambience, when she allows her vocals and her production to wander freely rather than constraining them to the club
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