Recent Dreamy Releases

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  Ariana Grande
  thank u, next
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  A swiftly delivered Sweetener sequel that confirms Ariana Grande's place as 2019's pre-eminent pop star.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  James Blake
  Assume Form
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  Fourth album from the usually downcast producer/singer marks a departure from his distant melancholy, embracing more extroverted themes and moods.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Panda Bear
  Buoys
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  Though it's his most spacious work in years, Animal Collective linchpin holds fast to the core components of his sound.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Foals
  Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, P …
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  Pitting laser focus and wild abandon against each other, Foals' fifth studio effort is their most versatile to date.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Bonobo
  Fabric Presents Bonobo
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  An excellent, well-paced mix of driving club cuts that maintains the eclecticism of Bonobo's original work.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Steve Mason
  About the Light
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  The former Beta Band mastermind offers a more organic and collaborative full-band approach on his excellent fourth outing.

  - Timothy Monger
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  Cass McCombs
  Tip of the Sphere
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  The songwriter's ninth album sets post-Trump despondency to a mostly hazy, ambling set bookended by long-form jams.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Hozier
  Wasteland, Baby!
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  The Irish singer/songwriter expands and deepens his soul-infused arena-folk.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Homeshake
  Helium
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  Peter Sagar's fourth album as Homeshake is the first to be recorded at home, resulting in his strangest, most dream-like work yet.

  - Paul Simpson
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  Meat Puppets
  Dusty Notes
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  Despite the return of their original drummer, this album sounds more like it was cut in 2018 than 1985, which isn't a bad thing.

  - Mark Deming