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10.0
98813
10.0 |
The Skinny
American Dream feels like Murphy's darkest record to date, and like previous LCD records, only gets better with repeat listens. In short, it's fucking glorious
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10.0
98866
10.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
American Dream represents a high point for Murphy, not only as a songwriter, but also as a meticulous sonic architect and an exuberant performer
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10.0
98873
10.0 |
NME
‘American Dream’ delivers, point by point, on everything you could want from an LCD Soundsystem album
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10.0
98881
10.0 |
The Guardian
An unavoidable question percolates through American Dream: are LCD Soundsystem ??also one of the greats?
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9.1
98987
9.1 |
Paste Magazine
A beautiful work of art about aging, regret and an arduous search for meaning. It’s an expansive record that explores a variety of sounds and themes, but it never feels confused or lost
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9.1
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9.1 |
A.V. Club
It’s on the 12-minute closer “Black Screen” that Murphy drops all pretense of cleverness and just speaks from the heart, offering a eulogy to his late hero David Bowie—a man he deems “between a friend and a father,” and someone who “talked to me like I was inside”
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9.0
98816
9.0 |
Uncut
American Dream is a triumph, then, and possibly LCD Soundsystem's finest album so far. Print edition only
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9.0
98847
9.0 |
The 405
From head to toe, front to back, it bangs; but more importantly, it actually has something new to say
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8.8
98831
8.8 |
Resident Advisor
LCD Soundsystem have made a better album than they've ever done
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8.5
98860
8.5 |
Pitchfork
The rebirth of LCD Soundsystem is marked by an extraordinary album obsessed with endings: of friendships, of love, of heroes, of a certain type of geeky fandom, and of the American dream itself
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
American Dream is the upshot of a darker, older, wiser LCD Soundsystem
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8.3
98814
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
James Murphy wipes all of his sins clean with a familiar reunion record
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8.0
98811
8.0 |
musicOMH
Like any other LCD Soundsystem album it will doubtless encourage folk onto their feet, and whilst Murphy may rue a perceived failure to connect, this is where he will unite others
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8.0
98812
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
If LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream is intended as a nostalgic cash-grab, it’s a piss poor one
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8.0
98832
8.0 |
DIY
This wasn’t ever going to be a bad album, was it?
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8.0
98842
8.0 |
Crack
Murphy had to earn our trust back with something meaningful; something worth the upset. With this poignant portrait of ageing and ennui in post-satire America, he has
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8.0
98844
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The shimmering score to James Murphy’s brave new world
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
It brings back the rush that listening to the band always has, and adds a compelling new dimension to the band's sound — a mature, realist darkness that they'd only hinted at previously
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8.0
98817
8.0 |
Mojo
Feels like a strong re-statement of what they do, and what they can mean, a record that, despite its fear of death, feels very much alive. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
In returning to the project that best suits his sense of adventure, James Murphy has done nothing to tarnish what has gone before. ‘American Dream’ is a darker, more diverse record than its predecessors and a more human one too
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
A relentless, expansive, maddeningly funny set of songs asking how a lifetime of good intentions and hard work can blow up into such a mess
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8.0
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8.0 |
State
A statement from Murphy that he, that they, never really lost their edge
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
American Dream isn't just a triumphant comeback, it's another great album by a great band
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
Lead single Call the Police is a riotous, celebratory track that bustles with energy and is offset beautifully by the title track – a shimmering, psychedelic waltz by comparison
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8.0
98913
8.0 |
Mixmag
‘American Dream’ rocks, rolls, pops, fizzes and snaps
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8.0
98919
8.0 |
Q
Loss is a recurring theme: of youth, identity and, yes, edge. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Beautiful, powerful and sincere
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8.0
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8.0 |
The FT
Measured by the hypnotic flow of beats, the songs convey the bittersweet knowledge of time passing
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8.0
98954
8.0 |
The Observer
The spectre of mortality stalks LCD’s comeback album but mainman James Murphy seizes the day in style
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7.5
98871
7.5 |
Earbuddy
There are even a couple of great songs — the title track and “tonite”. But there’s also some snoozefests like “how do you sleep?” and “black screen”
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7.0
98995
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s not the path to completing the bourgeois revolution, but it’s a fine, American way to pass time
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7.0
98975
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Murphy is a skilled producer with a deft ear for melody. But he’s somehow disrupted that valuable balance of humor and thoughtfulness found in LCD Soundsystem’s past with a more sedate offering that is riddled with mixed messages
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7.0
98864
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s a successful comeback album – and hopefully will see Murphy stretch himself further on future albums
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7.0
98867
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
At first blush this is clearly the least impressive and urgent LCD album
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7.0
98815
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
All told, if ‘American Dream’ is James Murphy’s Difficult Fourth Album, then it’s a pass
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6.0
98882
6.0 |
The Independent
Too many tracks suffer from a shortfall of melodic potency, and a lack of lateral development, especially in longer pieces such as the 12-minute sci-fi musings of “Black Screen” and the declamatory nine minutes of “How Do You Sleep?”
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