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Aug 7, 2020They have crafted a new geography of their own, pulling together all of their strengths and vulnerabilities.
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Aug 27, 2020Bleak memories are retold here, and at times you really have to stick with Bayley with a sympathetic ear as the album extends to 16 tracks, including childhood interludes. But it’s delivered in an exuberant manner and, despite some very profound lyrics, songs such as singles Heat Waves and Your Love (Déjà Vu) would have had kids dancing at the festivals in the summer sunshine.
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Aug 11, 2020Glass 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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Q MagazineAug 6, 2020The nostalgia would be overwhelming were it not for Bayley's ability to offset it with woozy, elastic beats. [Aug 2020, p.102]
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Aug 6, 2020Bayley’s voice – light, airy, mournful – makes you think of Peter Pan if he were forced to grow up. Thinking of childhood in such analytical detail can throw up wonderful memories, sure, but it can bring out dark things, too – things that tend to hang around in later life. It makes for a complex, thoughtful and moving record.
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Aug 6, 2020A brave and ultimately bold move, it’s hugely effective – direct yet sumptuously nuanced, ‘Dreamland’ is a triumph.
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Aug 6, 2020It’s a sun-drenched record of summer tunes that will sound even better when heard at festivals with a tinnie in hand. Yet look behind glittering shells of these tunes and you’ll find hugely personal stories, told with new strength and resilience.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 69 out of 81
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Mixed: 10 out of 81
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Negative: 2 out of 81
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Aug 8, 2020never done before, totally unique, breathtaking, showstopping, incredible & amazing.
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Aug 7, 2020The only men who don’t let me down have done it again. The vibes are immaculate
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Dec 11, 2020