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Sep 3, 2015Frontman Dan Auerbach’s new project lands right in the meaty part of the psychedelic curve with jolts of lush hypno-soul and tough garage-edelia.
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MagnetSep 22, 2015The band clicks perfectly, as if it had been playing these songs forever, and the album brings out another side of Auerbach, with different guitar textures and a different falsetto channeling his blues-rock instincts in a different direction. [No. 124, p.53]
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Sep 4, 2015Coproduced and primarily co-written by Auerbach and Michels, Yours, Dreamily satisfyingly careers from gauzy, reverb-soaked late-night soundscapes to raucous, fuzzy freak-outs.
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Sep 4, 2015While the songs are good--there's canny craftsmanship behind the Stylistics salute "Stay in My Corner" and the steady crawling "Put a Flower in Your Pocket"--it's this immersive, trippy atmosphere that distinguishes the Arcs and makes Yours, Dreamily live up to its name.
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Sep 4, 2015Yours, Dreamily, takes what Auerbach does at his best, in and out of the Keys--confessional, texturally enriched blues propelled with garage-rock force--and adds a riveting jump in eccentricity.
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Sep 3, 2015For someone whose main project has been criticised for operating inside very limited parameters, this album proves he’s at ease outside his comfort zone.
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Q MagazineAug 31, 2015Dark nights of the soul rarely come with soundtracks this compelling. [Oct 2015, p.103]
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MojoAug 31, 2015By and large, as per its title, Yours, Dreamily is a downtempo treat, tailor-made for sundazed summer evening drives with the window down. [Sep 2015, p.87]
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UncutAug 31, 2015A flexible lineup enabling The Arcs to experiment seamlessly with melody and structure. [Oct 2015, p.71]
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Sep 9, 2015Yours, Dreamily will be perfect comfort food for rock and roll purists.
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Sep 8, 2015Needless to say, Yours, Dreamily can occasionally represent a more challenging listen than other Auerbach-contributed music. Occasionally though, these guys soar.
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Sep 23, 2015Yours, Dreamily is far from a bad record; it’s just not as punchy as fans would hope it would be.
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Sep 21, 2015Yours, Dreamily draws spirited performances from its players, but works best as a one-off event.
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Sep 16, 2015The whole album somewhat lacks the same energy, punch and pure magic that The Black Keys have.
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Sep 14, 2015The album’s frequent sampled and pasted interludes, its wiggy organ and woozy country-soul atmosphere all build up a sense of sepia-tinted playfulness that sidesteps the Black Keys’ usual growl and punch.
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Aug 31, 2015Auerbach got the chance to dial down the tempo and warm up the mood with his friends, and if this side gig doesn’t eclipse his main one, at least it has him flexing out of his mold.
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Sep 2, 2015Sadly what Yours, Dreamily needs is a little bit of oomph every now and again to wake us, and the rest of the band from our collective stupors. Even compared to his debut solo album, this feels second rate.
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Sep 1, 2015Despite the writing on several songs being undercooked, coupled with production that’s overbaked, Yours Dreamily has its charms, but the onus is on the listener to find them and given the clutter in the styles and songs here, that’s not an easy thing to do.
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Feb 8, 2016The band draws from the members’ mutual admiration and concerted input, but while it’s an admirable first attempt, it never quite gels into anything of enduring interest.
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Sep 11, 2015Yours, Dreamily is tight without purpose, bordered where it should be wild, and only occasionally feels alive at all.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 20
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Mixed: 2 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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