I Love You. It's a Fever Dream
by The Tallest Man on Earth
  • Record Label: Birds
  • Release Date: Apr 19, 2019
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 23, 2019
    100
    What a gorgeous, powerful album of self-discovery this is.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 2, 2019
    80
    I Love You. It's A Fever Dream is hardly cluttered, but it's those little details that really lift his fifth LP as The Tallest Man On Earth. [Aug 2019, p.116]
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  3. Glide Magazine
    Apr 29, 2019
    80
    While not peddling anything particularly new, Matsson’s legion of devoted fans will nonetheless find what they want and more in I Love You. It’s A Fever Dream. The skeptics will likely stay that way, but then you get the sense that’s the least of Matsson’s concerns.
  5. Pitchfork
    Apr 23, 2019
    73
    He turns his history over and over in his hands, and he relays his findings, tactile and intangible. The record is rich with observations of the world beyond his windows.
  6. Uncut
    May 17, 2019
    70
    A surprisingly introspective album. [Jul 2019, p.37]
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  7. AllMusic
    May 17, 2019
    70
    Even when the songs tend towards harrowing, questioning themes, I Love You. It's a Fever Dream still sounds romantic, soft, and even a little bit naïve. The deepening emotional content that Matsson laces into his familiarly sweet songwriting makes this set of songs one of his most resonant and revisitable.
  8. Consequence
    Apr 23, 2019
    67
    It’s a solemn, languid ambience, like a late summer breeze--pleasant, but verging on boring. For die-hard fans of The Tallest Man on Earth, there’s plenty of material to latch onto here, but for everyone else, the music floats around so much that there isn’t much solid ground for entry.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. GSWstatic
    Feb 23, 2022
    8
    self-discovery a return to being a solo act with a little help from friends here and there. written and recorded in November of 2018 a solidself-discovery a return to being a solo act with a little help from friends here and there. written and recorded in November of 2018 a solid continuation of the music projects when the bird sees the solid ground and the light in demos. great songwriting backed up by solid soulful performance. I'll be sky, my dear and waiting form my ghost are along with the title track make it a great record forget the 1st song hotel bar and dig into the rest… Full Review »
  2. Joemax
    Oct 4, 2019
    8
    Fabulous bass rhythm, achieved with harmonica, clear voice very good positive poems.
  3. Praegarn
    Aug 14, 2019
    2
    Dark bird might be the greatest release of any time. This was... good... but not great
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