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Lightsleeper

Neil and Liam Finn

Lightsleeper

A collaboration between the Crowded House singer and his son

ADM rating[?]

6.3

Label
[PIAS] Recordings
UK Release date
24/08/2018
US Release date
24/08/2018
  1. 8.0 |   Q

    Their voices lock in dense, close harmonies. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A lush song suite. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    It does a stand-up job of capturing the different generations within a family, with a candid and almost cerebral penchant for the sweet memories we take everywhere we go
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  4. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    This is a relationship of equals
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  5. 6.2 |   Paste Magazine

    Father and son, both skilled musicians with time to spare, write and record together for posterity’s sake…and not a whole lot of motivation beyond that
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  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Poignancy, tunefulness and feeling abound throughout. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The winsome We Know What it Means impresses most, Liam providing a childhood snapshot of life on tour with his dad that swings neatly back to the present day
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  8. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It sounds as though both Finns took great delight in playing with and indulging each other, and melodies pour out of them
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  9. 6.0 |   All Music

    Despite a handful of sharply executed songs, such as the de facto Prince tribute "Where's My Room" and the similarly funky "Ghosts," Lightsleeper never quite coalesces
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  10. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    The highlight is the seven-minute “Where’s My Room”, by turns jazzy and lush and speckled with electro sounds
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  11. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    The Finns have earned every right to make an album like Lightsleeper, no question. But that doesn't mean you have to like it
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