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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for Los Angeles alternative rock band The Dream Syndicate features guest appearances from The Long Ryders' Stephen McCarthy and Marcus Tenney.
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  1. The Wire
    Jun 15, 2022
    100
    This is what happens when you expose the oneiric to daylight. It’s jazzy, symphonic, tough, tender, true. Plain magnificent. [Jul 2022, p.45]
  2. Uncut
    Jun 14, 2022
    80
    Ultraviolet... demonstrates both purpose and renewed vigour. [Jul 2022, p.25]
  3. Jun 14, 2022
    80
    On Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions, the Dream Syndicate aim for mood and atmosphere rather than showing off their chops, and the performances serve the nuances of the songs without pushing them to places they don't want to do.
  4. Jun 14, 2022
    74
    The new album is a return to form. Yet Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions still manages to range far and wide.