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Mar 24, 2015It’s strange and disorientating, idiosyncratic and frequently astonishing, a modern-day psychedelia that owes almost nothing to that genre’s hackneyed conventions and never forgets to temper the sublimity with darkness.
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Mar 27, 2015Here, he makes his own form of dream pop, one that is inspired by stark realities yet filled with hope for a brighter future.
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UncutMar 24, 2015It's exasperating at first, but the rewards are there for the dedicate dreamer. [Apr 2015, p.77]
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Mar 24, 2015Unlike earlier Jam City releases, this one aims to create friction, to disrupt the party, even if it doesn’t force its message down your throat.
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Apr 14, 2015Dream A Garden is an album full of admirable ideas and clearly coloured by his past, but as a step towards his future, it falls in between its own ambition and true excellence.
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Mar 27, 2015It's an optimistic, romantic and frequently lovely record.
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The WireMar 25, 2015Dream A Garden only starts to sound radical when it breaks the bounds of its songforms and an eerie melancholy steals in. [Mar 2015, p.48]
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Mar 24, 2015Jam City’s message is a positive one. The actual music Dream a Garden is offering, separate from all the pomp of its press releases and strained interviews, are beautiful requiems for our lost sense of love toward shallow brand loyalty; they return to our inclinations for warmth, solidarity, and friendship.
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Mar 25, 2015The newness of it is exciting, and so is the fullness of his vision; between the narcotic mood and the omnipresent murk, Dream a Garden suggests a maze-like expanse within its borders, perfect for getting lost in. Unfortunately, the album only partly lives up to those promises.
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Mar 27, 2015Rather than an earth-shattering opus, Dream A Garden is a stepping stone to a new sound, one with enough promising moments to suggest it's only a matter of time before Latham gets there.