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- Summary: This is the fourth full-length solo release for the Texas-born producer/pop artist.
- Record Label: Ghostly International
- Genre(s): Electronic, Club/Dance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 29
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Mixed: 5 out of 29
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Negative: 0 out of 29
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Aug 21, 2012Beams is an uncompromising, forceful and darkly beautiful album from a formidable musical talent.
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Aug 27, 2012Warm and opening yet still dazzlingly inventive.
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Aug 27, 2012Dear's vocals are at their most expressive, imposing, and sinister.
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Aug 31, 2012It's not that Beams is a lighter listen than Black City, but it's certainly more honest.
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Aug 28, 2012It's the album's more subdued tail end, particularly "Ahead of Myself" and "Temptation," that shows a songwriter rising above his comfort zone to deliver a career-defining transition.
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Aug 22, 2012Even though it's awkward to dance to, it is nevertheless a piece of work to be admired and, given the kaleidoscopic myriad of influences mentioned here, it's clear that this is something that stands on its own merits. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.116]
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MagnetAug 23, 2012Sadly, Beams doesn't show Dear changing up his game in any meaningful way. [No.90 p.55]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Sep 2, 2012
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