Yours, Dreamily
by The Arcs
  • Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Sep 4, 2015
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. zgodula
    Jan 19, 2016
    9
    This record is bad ass, and The Arcs seem to be churning out new material every week.
    Highlights for me were Stay In My Corner, Velvet Ditch, and Searching The Blue.
  2. FullyAlive24
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    It's fantastic! It's not just a copy and paste of The Black Keys, and it also isn't too similar to Dan's solo work. The mixing is fantastic | the guitar solos are spaced out but incredibly atmospheric | the song writing is top-tier | the inclusion of the mariachi girls adds a incredible dynamic to a very stable foundation | the art work is absolutely glorious.

    This is a two-thumbs up.    It's fantastic! It's not just a copy and paste of The Black Keys, and it also isn't too similar to Dan's solo work. The mixing is fantastic | the guitar solos are spaced out but incredibly atmospheric | the song writing is top-tier | the inclusion of the mariachi girls adds a incredible dynamic to a very stable foundation | the art work is absolutely glorious.

    This is a two-thumbs up. Easy recommendation to any fans of alternative rock, the Black Keys , or someone who wants to hear what else Dan has to create.    … Expand
  3. ns156
    Sep 4, 2015
    8
    It's a solid, adventurous, and sometimes bizarre record that is the best Auerbach-featured LP since The Black Keys' Brothers album in 2010. It has pieces of the Dap-Kings, Dr. John's Locked Down, Black Keys' fuzzy garage rock, and a variety of other genre influences that mostly all hit. It flags for a few tracks towards the end, but the closer "Searching the Blue" is gorgeous. This is theIt's a solid, adventurous, and sometimes bizarre record that is the best Auerbach-featured LP since The Black Keys' Brothers album in 2010. It has pieces of the Dap-Kings, Dr. John's Locked Down, Black Keys' fuzzy garage rock, and a variety of other genre influences that mostly all hit. It flags for a few tracks towards the end, but the closer "Searching the Blue" is gorgeous. This is the record that Turn Blue should have been - raw, natural, and earnest.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 8, 2016
    40
    The 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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  2. Paste Magazine
    Sep 23, 2015
    68
    Yours, Dreamily is far from a bad record; it’s just not as punchy as fans would hope it would be.
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  3. Magnet
    Sep 22, 2015
    80
    The 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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