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Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the British indie rock band was self-produced and features a guest appearance from Rachel Goswell of Slowdive.
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Life Is a Fear
Life is a fear of falling Life is a fear of falling through All the cracks Wait around here long enough, you'll see Another junction, line up and... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Mojo
    Oct 1, 2015
    80
    The bulk of In Dream is much darker, but no less alluring. [Nov 2015, p.94]
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  2. AllMusic
    Oct 2, 2015
    80
    This is an album of highly compositional, slow-burn epics that build with Kubrick-ian intensity and attention to detail.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Oct 5, 2015
    80
    From the haunting atmospherics to the ‘80s soaked electronica, there is much to love about the album. Those looking for the band that first appeared in 2002, however, will be disappointed--the traces are almost completely gone, so it’s time to accept and embrace the new Editors.
  4. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 1, 2015
    70
    In spite of In Dream’s polite frills, big crowdpleasers, and abstract ideals, Editors still hold fast to a sense of self that throbs harder than ever.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 5, 2015
    60
    For now, Editors sound like a band in need of precisely what their name advertises.
  6. DIY Magazine
    Oct 2, 2015
    60
    Accordingly, In Dream is an uneven affair; fabulously ambitious in places, and weirdly subdued in others.
  7. Q Magazine
    Oct 1, 2015
    40
    The result is confusion, of what the band really wishes to be. [Nov 2015, p.109]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Poonta13
    Apr 4, 2016
    10
    It's like binging on Game of Thrones... for the ears. J'adore. I listen to "The Law" daily. Sexy stuff. I love when bands take risks and goIt's like binging on Game of Thrones... for the ears. J'adore. I listen to "The Law" daily. Sexy stuff. I love when bands take risks and go rogue. Sinking my teeth into something new. Keep up the good work, y'all.… Expand
  2. reoffender59
    Oct 14, 2015
    9
    I think this is Editors' best album to date: It is instrumentally, lyrically and composition-wise the most complicated and sophisticated one.I think this is Editors' best album to date: It is instrumentally, lyrically and composition-wise the most complicated and sophisticated one. And unlike the other reviewers here, this "sophistication" does not seem forced nor unnecessarily complex to me. I think the band is trying to define itself somewhere between new-wave and post punk and this album is a great combination of both genres. It is definitely a strong 8 to weak 9.… Expand
  4. GJBrown
    Oct 16, 2015
    8
    Look a little deeper, look a little harder - thats what this album needs - no Papillion moment in here and that's a good thing. A little lessLook a little deeper, look a little harder - thats what this album needs - no Papillion moment in here and that's a good thing. A little less freneticism is a positive. An album to savour not one to chew on and spit out in a few days. Roll on seeing them live.… Expand
  5. Platendraaier
    Oct 2, 2015
    7
    Editors are looking at In Dream for a way through the synth-pop of the eighties and adding the influences from electronic music to it. TheEditors are looking at In Dream for a way through the synth-pop of the eighties and adding the influences from electronic music to it. The dreamlike atmospheres which the band creates aren't equally spread between the songs. Where the musicality sometimes effectively works towards the moment of discharge, other numbers remain too much on the surface of the music of the past. Yet the band in its more sophisticated sounds and with the addition of Rachel Goswell maintain itself in their musical development.… Expand
  6. cmrules
    Oct 5, 2015
    6
    Editors will never get anywhere near the back room which was a very special album. This is the bands fifth release and it is another one thatEditors will never get anywhere near the back room which was a very special album. This is the bands fifth release and it is another one that doesn't define who they are. I don't understand what they are trying to do anymore. There are two good tracks on this album, ocean of night and marching orders. A critic has described this album as Kubrickian. That is a disgrace to the great man who's attention to detail was so intense it was scary. This album is no stand out and Editors remain in music purgatory for another year like a person who doesn't know who they are. 6 out of 10. An album that will be forgotten and make a hard quiz question in only a few months time.… Expand
  7. Ombudsperson
    Oct 21, 2015
    3
    Boring uninspired lyrics, overly ambitious arena rock with 80's influences. This albums hits are few and far between. The only song which wasBoring uninspired lyrics, overly ambitious arena rock with 80's influences. This albums hits are few and far between. The only song which was above mediocre is Life Is a Fear but even that reaches the bare minimum requirement for a dark wave/ post punk song, which I believe is the genre Editors thrive in, the genre which made them a cult classic with their first album. Go listen to Muse instead of this album, at least they have charisma and character.… Expand
  8. pohpoh2015
    Oct 10, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I listened to the album and all the tracks are boring! This is not the same band unfortunately. The album artwork is a disappointment (only Tom on the cover, why?), the lyrics did not inspire anything. This is a Dreamy album? Of course not. Editors are nothing now. Bye Editors RIP.… Expand

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