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10.0
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NME
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A complete and resounding success, ‘Dreamstate’ offers one of the most emotionally engrossing collections of electronic music you’ll hear this year
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8.0
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The Guardian
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The Welsh producer’s latest handbrake turn takes her from dark-hued ambience to hypnotic euphoria on her poppiest record to date
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
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There are writing collaborations with the likes of the Chemical Brothers on the beautifully woozy and remarkably tender “Ballad (The End)”, which further serves to hit home the increasing breadth, scope and versatility Owens possesses in her far-reaching electronic compositions. Print edition only
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8.0
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PopMatters
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DJ, singer, and producer Kelly Lee Owens takes the opposite path from Charli XCX, yet meets her at the crossroads of pop and electronic music on Dreamstate
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7.0
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Clash
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Much of ‘Dreamstate’ feels shinier than its predecessors, replacing the dingy basement feel with hands-up, festival euphoria: ‘Love You Got’, for example, is the closest thing Kelly’s done to a genuine radio hit
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6.0
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The Skinny
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Kelly Lee Owens' new album Dreamstate is full to the brim with sonic escapism and artistic flair
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6.0
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Slant Magazine
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The album feels alternately vivid and vaguely sketched
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6.0
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All Music
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Dreamstate feels like Owens' attempt at reaching the sort of mainstream success that someone like Peggy Gou has achieved, and while it does contain some worthwhile material, overall it just doesn't add up
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6.0
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Far Out
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The most well-crafted songs on Dreamstate are those where Owens leans into her experimentation with ambience, when she allows her vocals and her production to wander freely rather than constraining them to the club
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