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- Summary: The third solo full-length release for the artist who was one half of Everything But the Girl features contributions from Bernard Butler, Martin Ditcham, and Rex Horan.
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- Record Label: Universal Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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UncutApr 12, 2016Suffused in both the dread mortality inspires and the peace that comes with accepting its inevitability, it simultaneously addresses the effects that the passing of years has on one's relationships and the compromises these demand. [May 2016, p.66]
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Apr 12, 2016Fever Dream has a similarly understated, eerie intensity, and Bernard Butler’s hazy, Isley Brothers-like guitar playing is again ever-present, as Watt sticks with what he calls “folk-jazz and distorted, strings-bent rock”.
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MojoApr 12, 2016Wintery Brit-folk closer New Year Of Grace is also special, a full-circle update on the steadfast, if weatherbeaten, live affair which the Opening track Gradually visits earlier in ts slow-burning voyage. [May 2016, p.89]
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Apr 14, 2016Watt’s lyrics are poetic and insightful.
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MagnetJun 1, 2016The arrangements turn more delicate and acoustic as the songs grow more hopeful. [No. 131, p.61]
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Apr 14, 2016It would have been a lot more of an interesting listen, however, had he decided to really get his hands dirty in feedback and digital fuzz.
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Q MagazineApr 13, 2016Fever Dream's AOR and folk stylings see Watt picking over the bones of his life, ruminating on such themes of love, loss and family in a wry, wise and unsentimental manner. [Jun 2016, p.117]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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