Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
by M83

Some great tunes here including Midnight City, Reunion and New Map but it's just too long and there are too many short songs that offer nothing. I also find the vocals a bit grating at times.

A frustrating album as it starts so promising and bold but outstays it’s welcome as it carries on too long without much differentiation in sound or ideas.

From VictorVale 09/28/2022 18:00 | #290028

Clássico contemporâneo.

This album is too long and doesn't have the substance to fill that run time. It struggles with all the genres it is trying to bring together with most songs sounding a bit messy or they lack anything to draw us back to that track. The album could be trimmed down as well with a lot of the 22 tracks being filler tracks and not really providing much for the record. However, on some songs they get the formula perfectly and they create some phenomenal songs that really carry the album. You also have to give them a lot of credit for their experimentation as the record is extremely unique and different. Overall, the record is just a little bit forgettable and I see no real reason to come back to the album as I would just listen to the songs I enjoy on their own.

From teague 09/22/2021 16:52 | #274060

Every song is either too ambient to be super interesting or it sounds like a knock off Midnight City. But it's not bad, either.

I didn't know what I was gonna get with this album. US radio (and several local sports ads) pumped "Midnight City" through the airwaves ad nauseum, so I figured this was a one-hit wonder esoteric sort of band. I'm happy to say that my preconceived notions were shattered after having listened to this album! It flows so well from one song to another and has some great sonic textures that you would expect from the best dream pop bands out there. They feel like a combination of Beach House, Explosions In The Sky, Phoenix, and Animal Collective. There's so much to dig into with this album. The songs that aren't as exciting are perfectly-paced transition songs, the longer songs have so much dynamic range from ethereal, atmospheric shoegazing to bombastic, anthemic breakdowns that you'd hear from Thirty Seconds to Mars (except this band has substance).

Only one listen in, but I think it's a 91/100.

From Timestarter 08/27/2020 10:23 | #257474

Fav. Tracks: Intro, Midnight City, Wait, Claudia Lewis, Outro.

From Montpejo 04/08/2020 18:57 | #249677

Highlights:

Midnight City
Outro
Wait
Intro
Reunion
New Map
Steve McQueen
Raconte-Moi Une Histoire
OK Pal
Claudia Lewis

Hurry Up, We're Dreaming is a massive expression of joy. The album taps into a childlike curiosity and just goes to town. Heavy reverb is used to give this triumphant sound. I will admit a lot of the songs and lyrics are forgettable but the emotion it creates just holds it together.

From Vatsal 12/28/2019 19:12 | #245998

I wish I existed only inside this album. My favourite album of the entire decade, arguably my favourite of all time.. this album was everything I had been looking for from music.

The absolute joy this album delivers me, I'm just grateful. Everything I listened to after this album became less important just by its existence. I don't play this album often, as if fragile to touch, but I remember every single time I listened to this album.

The way it packages an entire lifetime in 73 minutes, every note is fucking precious. I stumbled upon this album one night in 2014 and it has been a part of me since. I'm not crying, you're crying!