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Strange Dreams

Alex Calder

Strange Dreams

Debut album of lo-fi, psych-pop from the Edmonton-born musician and former Mac DeMarco collaborator

ADM rating[?]

6.3

Label
Captured Tracks
UK Release date
19/01/2015
US Release date
20/01/2015
  1. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Alex Calder's personal imaginings are richly textured and shimmer with a perceptible vibrancy that seem to balance the gloomy with the optimism of an artist waiting to be appreciated
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  2. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    A sort of druggy grog pop, fun and at times irresistible, although now feeling like a pretty well worn-out formula as we enter 2015
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  3. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Strange Dreams is a deeply narcotic album, but not a decadent one, its druggy feeling being of the naïve, somebody-put-something-in-my-drink variety
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  4. 6.0 |   All Music

    The album might scare off some fans who were reeled in by his perky pop songs, but it might find a home with those who like their pop seriously murky and gray
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  5. 6.0 |   NOW

    At times his vocals sound too distant in the mix and overpowered by guitars (No Device), but singing any more forcefully would undermine the peculiar comfort that most of the record maintains
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  6. 5.2 |   Earbuddy

    Even when the arrangements are interesting as heard on “The Morning”, Calder’s performance never elevates the song past a ‘meh’ response
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