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- Summary: The London-based, Australian alternative rock quartet recorded parts of its second full-length release around the countryside and caves in the UK.
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- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Pop
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| Maybe that wonderin', feels good, looks good. Maybe that harmony, promises happiness. I'm just a mirror for your love, takin' it easy for my... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Sep 23, 2013Dream Cave is one of those albums that unfolds like origami, each song revealing itself as its own unique world within an overarching, carefully-crafted universe.
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Sep 16, 2013There's a pleasing, high-pitched ache to frontman Alister Wright's vocals, and an ambivalent feeling has the album sliding between 70s rock-hippy sweetness (with its full-band harmonies and Fleetwood Mac-style flourishes) and moodier fare.
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Sep 19, 2013On the whole, this is a wonderful album, and a suitable follow-up to Bliss Release.
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Sep 16, 2013This eclecticism of emotion expressed instrumentally and lyrically is indicative of a matured songwriting style, and absorbs the listener at every turn.
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Sep 16, 2013With just the right balance of brooding and brightness, Dream Cave is one of those albums that seems tailor-made for rainy day reflection, with Cloud Control giving listeners just the push they need to go into their own heads and look around for a bit.
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Under The RadarDec 4, 2013There are dodgy moments but it all makes for a passable record. [Nov-Dec 2013, p.94]
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Q MagazineOct 11, 2013Not all of it works but tracks such as the duskily euphoric Dojo Rising; Moonrabbit, all sunny, West Coast harmonies; and Ice Age Heatwave, which sparkles on a soundscape of otherworldly guitars, are epic in both sound and ambition. [Nov 2013, p.102]
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