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Aug 18, 2021‘Fever Dreams’ is very possibly Villagers’ most ambitious and endearing record to date.
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Aug 27, 2021The title says it all, giving an impression of wistful repose and a genuinely soothing serenity that’s become Villagers’ signature style. These Fever Dreams are well worth holding on to.
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Aug 20, 2021This is an album that demands to be properly listened to though, not reduced to background music – properly immerse yourself in Villagers’ Fever Dreams and it’s an experience you won’t want to wake up from.
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Aug 19, 2021Here, the sonic experimentation finds his production and arrangements reaching the same imaginative heights. A thrilling and unpredictable addition to Villagers’ gleaming canon.
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Aug 19, 2021In the past, Obert’s fractured lyricism has sounded too blunt against such stark instrumentation; here it’s as though his words are being bathed in moonlight, coaxed softly into being. A wonderful, lucid dream of a record.
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MojoAug 17, 2021The free-est, fun-est, most psychedelic Villagers record so far. [Sep 2021, p.76]
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UncutAug 17, 2021At its best here, this produces minor masterpieces like the shimmering romance of "The First Day" or "Circles In The Firing Line," a lithe and bristling combination of John Grant and John Misty. [Sep 2021, p.35]
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Aug 17, 2021O’Brien keeps us under with rich, sophisticated soul vibes, oceanic piano, languid sax solos and an overlying tone of optimism.
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Aug 17, 2021A record imbued with full faith in the minor masterpieces that dominate Villagers' fifth studio album.
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Aug 25, 2021villagers know how to capture a hallucination trip without losing the listener. so good ❤️