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9.0
69378
9.0 |
Exclaim
In A Dream is brand new, but has the feel of a timeless dance record, the kind of record that is pulled from the crate on the most special (and danceable) of occasions
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9.0
69681
9.0 |
Beardfood
Expounding on the classic DFA soul, In A Dream has moments of purity and emotion, signaling a much deeper sound than ever before
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8.3
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8.3 |
A.V. Club
In A Dream is undoubtedly the most confident and comfortable The Juan MacLean has sounded
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8.0
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8.0 |
The List
It’s reminiscent of the sound of Chicago in 1988 by way of Dusseldorf in the 70s, but it’s all New York
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8.0
69381
8.0 |
Q
It’s clear that McLean and Whang have ever sounded better. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Lush funk ballads slide up against zippy homages to Chicago house. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
One of those albums that's indelible enough to sound like a band's greatest hits, and exhilarating enough to sound like you've discovered a brand new artist
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8.0
69531
8.0 |
musicOMH
It’s an album that will make your heart swell with joy in a club or will make your lip quiver with emotion on headphones in your bedroom
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8.0
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8.0 |
The 405
If you want a nocturnal classic packed to the brim with contemporary disco genius, this is the record you need to buy
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
A set of electro- pop tunes which neatly balance nostalgia and futurism
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7.9
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7.9 |
Earbuddy
It’s refreshing to hear an album like In A Dream where a lengthy disco album can comfortably stand alongside the thousands of SoundCloud artists bashing their hyper-produced singles into your face
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A melting pot of pop, disco, house and funk with a punky anything goes attitude
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7.5
69398
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
What bleeds true in the band’s now third official studio album, In a Dream, is an honesty to what feels like intuition, seemingly fueled by that desire to be in the moment
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
In A Dream is Maclean and Whang's most fruitful, balanced partnership, and if it fails to truly make a star out of either of them, it cements them as the kind of ever-evolving collaboration DFA was built on
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Quietus
The Future Will Come was a more consistent collection, even if a clutch of The Juan Maclean's best songs can now be said to come from In A Dream
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7.0
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7.0 |
Paste Magazine
MacLean and his collaborators have mastered some but not all of the familiar DFA bag of tricks
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
'In a Dream' lacks focus, but when it hits home it does so with gusto
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
Yet more re-ups of dance music history. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
At its best the album settles into a hypnotic groove reminiscent of LCD Soundsystem, a pulse that underpins subtle shifts in genre
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5.0
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5.0 |
PopMatters
Essentially what the Juan MacLean have here is a straightforward pop album, but as with the worst pop albums, the amount of filler overwhelms the killer
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5.0
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5.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Billed as the ‘Nancy Show’, Whang’s vocals lack the boisterous edge that made her previous turns stand out, and coupled with cowed production, and a devastating lack of energy, it would take a hell of a fire to get this disco started
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