Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain
by Sparklehorse
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. NOW Magazine
    60
    Not terrible, just half-assed.
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Seductive though Linkous' cushy, narcotic patter can be, his slower songs... feel like they're floating in an ocean of sleepiness.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    What may get lost in all this effect and craft is that at their base, many of Linkous’ songs are remarkably standard rock-song constructions.
  5. cokemachineglow
    54
    Inevitably, most of the studio design on each song is greedy and belabored. Everything is in its right place, but everything is too obvious or too proportionally gaudy to warrant more than a signatory “lo-fi” moniker.
  6. Paste Magazine
    40
    Ornate but unremarkable headphone listening. [Oct 2006, p.80]
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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. JakeW
    Apr 3, 2007
    10
    Sparklehorse is brilliant.
  2. MattR.
    Oct 4, 2006
    8
    Probably more straightforward and accessible than any of the previous albums, but still a great record. A listen on headphones reveals Probably more straightforward and accessible than any of the previous albums, but still a great record. A listen on headphones reveals multiple interesting layers.… Full Review »
  3. geoffb
    Sep 30, 2006
    8
    Impressing is a word. I looked it up.
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