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- Artist(s): Adam Mercer, Dave Mackinder, Ali Shea
- Summary: The full-length debut for the Detroit trio of Ali Shea, Dave Mackinder and Adam Mercer was produced by Graham Marsh.
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- Record Label: Sargent House
- Genre(s): R&B, Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B, Indie Pop, Retro-Soul
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Jul 8, 2016It’s not always entirely successful and moments of cliché are peppered across this album, but the moments of success are plentiful and Ali Shea’s distinctive voice ensures that Daydream is an endearing statement of intent.
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Jul 8, 2016Daydream is a lot of fun, and even though it does what it does really at a high level, it ultimately can’t distance itself from the source style and succumbs to playing the part too well.
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Jul 8, 2016The album was co-produced by the band and Grammy winner Graham Marsh, who's engineered for the likes of Bruno Mars and Cee Lo Green, and they draw focus to the group's star vocalist without skimping on rhythm and atmosphere. That atmosphere is light reverb, heartache, summer vacation, nostalgia, and Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
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UncutJul 8, 2016The trio play straighter than fellow pre-Revolver fetishist Ezra Furman, but have the tunes to finesse it. [Aug 2016, p.75]
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