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9.0
86522
9.0 |
Uncut
Age may indeed wither us, Watt seems to be testifying, but it needn’t provoke us to burn out or fade away
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8.0
85896
8.0 |
PopMatters
Ben Watt’s recent solo record, Fever Dream resembles those dark Impressionist paintings were everything bleeds together in the rain
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8.0
85685
8.0 |
All Music
Watt interrogates love and its stages thoroughly on Fever Dream, yet in the end he unequivocally affirms it
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8.0
85686
8.0 |
The Music
Thoughtful, slightly melancholy songs that benefit from maturity and subtle production
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8.0
85688
8.0 |
The Guardian
In his early 50s, he is making some of the best music of his career
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8.0
85781
8.0 |
Mojo
All the warmth and quiet composure of peak period Gerry Rafferty. Print edition only
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6.8
85851
6.8 |
Pitchfork
Fever Dream picks up where Hendra left off, as songs like "Women’s Company" and "Never Goes Away" retain the delicacy of its predecessor's finest moments
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6.0
86184
6.0 |
musicOMH
Fever Dream won’t change the world, but it may seem like a slightly more comforting place as you listen
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6.0
85792
6.0 |
Q
Quietly forging a reputation as a mid-life storyteller of real stature. Print edition only
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6.0
85687
6.0 |
The FT
But the shift to a jazzier style in the second half is less successful, exposing Watt’s plain voice and a countervailing temptation to overwrite
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