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  • Summary: The second release for the Canadian rock duo of Benjamin Nelson and Paul Saulnier was produced by Matt Rogalsky and inspired by dreams Saulnier had while on tour.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. May 8, 2012
    91
    By album-ender "First Contact" the pair have accumulated enough momentum that they sound ready to bust out of Saulnier's self-conscious mind and take the rest of the world on, one graceful guitar burst at a time.
  2. May 7, 2012
    90
    Death Deams almost faultlessly conveys the volatility and incomprehensibility of their particular genius. There isn't even one clunker in here, which is a lot to say in a year that's already seen another rock renaissance.
  3. May 24, 2012
    80
    This second album is exciting rather than essential, but if it's blown-out ears you want, PS I Love You oblige in style.
  4. May 8, 2012
    79
    For all the ugliness, all the bitterness, all the fear and regret, Death Dreams can be devastatingly beautiful.
  5. 70
    Aside from an introductory impersonation of Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross' (on the title track), they continue where their 2010 debut left off.
  6. May 9, 2012
    70
    There's an underrated vulnerability that's been exposed here, which makes for a valuable listen.
  7. Magnet
    May 30, 2012
    60
    Lyrics ... come off as exceedingly everyday - as well as vital.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. May 18, 2012
    10
    Would be great to remove the second Pitchfork review from this total - it's listed here twice!

    Montreal Mirror also gives the album 9/10:
    Would be great to remove the second Pitchfork review from this total - it's listed here twice!

    Montreal Mirror also gives the album 9/10:
    http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2012/05/17/music-reviews-82/
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