Lost In The Dream

Extremely boring and repetitive, every time I expected something to get interesting I’d be let down. I couldn’t even finish it I was bored from the first song.

Solid music but not terribly memorable for me.

Could understand someone really liking this, but I thought it was quite bland

Nice mellow background music. Has phrasing that reminds me of Dylan, but I can also hear Springsteen too. Really liked The Haunting Idle.

Sounds good but not really my thing.

Really enjoyed some aspects of the album and can definitely see myself coming back to some of their tracks, but can’t really see myself listening too in-depth to it. A lot of the stuff sounds like it has been done before and better. Very similar to Dylan and Petty for me. Enjoyed a lot of the guitar tones and ambience however

Reminded me of a lot of things I like. Like dream pop/rock Bruce Springsteen

Eh

Yeah, it is unclear to me what this album wants to do. It is very pleasant to listen to this music while in the sun on a festival field somewhere. I can tell from experience. But is it really memorable and moving? Well not to me. 'Under the Pressure' is a really nice song though imo, moving it up from a 2/5 to a slightly higher rating. 3/5

I made a shit in my pants it blew a hole so big in came the ants

'Hmm', I thought, 'I didn't know '80s Dylan made a record with Dire Straits' when I first heard "Under The Pressure" on hipster KCRW one fine spring morning. 'Wow', I swiftly followed up, 'What a fucking awful band name.' I do quite like this, the more-bangerish ones hitting a rich vein of somnolent nostalgia with their nasally vocals and synth-treated guitar noodling, although usually >33% too long. "Eyes To The Wind" makes for a very pleasant accompaniment to a blustery drive through central Ohio (true story). That said, I'm expecting a real drubbing from my partner here..

AWFUL

The sound itself is fine, but all the songs kind of blend together and sound the same

Pleasant enough if a little bland in places! Not a bad listening but not overly exciting.

Not my type of music, nothing stood out

An Ocean in between the Waves was a sleeper hit. Everything else was pretty forgettable.

Love this album, but I feel the second half is dramatically better than the first, and still find the lyrics to be kind of generic/lacking in imagery

I just don't get it... It's all a bit too serious and boring. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 198 Already owned : 44 Purchased : 8 To buy list : 5 Nope : 141

Easy listening for indie rock fans. I can see these folks are competent musicians and production is solid but I simply found this boring and had to force myself to pay attention to it. Very textbook above average band with nothing particularly unique to their flavor.

honestly not for me, a few songs i liked (the slow ones) but i fear im not cool enough for this one

Liked it. Still haven't relistened to see if I'd actually save any songs for future listening

Another band I’d never heard of. Interesting mix of genres almost sounded 90s. Not a bad listen.

familiar sounding but interesting !

Not for me, but I see the appeal. Spacey jammy rocky

One of my favourite bands... and this album just appear yesterday in a moment when I thoroughly needed it.

Alr

This album was a surprise. Reading the themes were loneliness and depression I was expecting to suffer through this like I did through albums by The Cure. Not the case here. This was a well crafted album from start to finish and I greatly enjoyed it. 5/5

It didn’t blow me away

This had been on my to listen list for the last 10 years with good reason. Extremely my shit, will probably go up in rating after a few more listens. Playlist track: Eyes To The Wind

Born in the USA Springsteen-esque dream pop that wasn’t good when it came out, and continues to not be good now. For people with bland taste to “feel indie”.

guitar scratched my brain so hard, i had to listen to it three times in a row

great sound reminded me of Sam fender. Instrumentals are to long for my taste.

Its really good, nostalgic 2010s

too long

Didn't think I was gonna like it because the songs are very long and mostly it's just the instrumental, but I enjoyed it, it's a good album. Even tho songs are kinda the same and very forgettable it's a very calm and cozy vibe. It's good for night rides and relaxing. Would listen again

This record is a fascinating and not-so-subtly devastating snapshot in time of frontman Adam Granduciel's emotional state. The album takes little pleasure in the pain, but holds a magnifying glass to it in spite of itself, picking away at the disquiet and depression like a frayed thread on a jumper sleeve, as if preparing to unravel the whole garment at any moment. The album's first three singles, 'Red Eyes', 'Under the Pressure', and 'Burning' conjure an image of a broken star, wrestling with the weight of heartache and disillusion with reality, like Bruce Springsteen on SSRIs. Sitting at almost nine minutes long and serving as the album opener, the aforementioned 'Under the Pressure' sets the tone for what is to come as an Americana-fuelled rock opus fraught with angst. The other two songs carve out similarly shimmering and churning cries for help. 'An Ocean in Between the Waves' tears along with a blisteringly lovesick Motorik pace, while 'Eyes to the Wind' rolls out as a jangly, midtempo pastoral ballad that, thanks to Granduciel's reedy yet wistful voice soaked in mist, a whispery tenor tinged with a Dylanesque drawl, really tugs at the heartstrings. A slight sonic excursion appears halfway through the album in the form of 'Disappearing', a glistening psychedelic detour with its guitar and synth tones gently cascading over echoing drums, evoking the simultaneously vulnerable and romantically powerful Eighties' sounds of artists such as Kate Bush or the Eurythmics. The only instrumental track, 'The Haunting Idle' occupies the latter half of the album as a sullen, undulating post-rock pitstop that reverberates with tension. The final track, 'In Reverse' starts as a minimalist brood over faraway guitars and translucent synths that erupts into a countrified ballad leaving only a little to be desired in its lack of true resolution. Yet this is not an album of grand epiphany; on the contrary, Granduciel isn't afraid to simply wallow in the darkness, touch raw nerves, let the songs fill the space and leave some hard open questions unanswered.

Really enjoyed this. Very indie #mykindofvibe

I’m starting to really enjoy these sad albums and I think I really missed out on living this out when it came out and I was in the painful age

this is what plays in craft beers commercials

Hyvää blues-pohjaista meininkiä, bändi vetää mahtavasti (Half Moon etenkin)

#236/1001. According to the bands self-written description in Spitify, "Folk, indie, kosmiche, noise, roots, arena, psychedelic, soft, whatever—The War on Drugs are this century’s great rock ’n’ roll synthesists, obviating the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the abstruse and the anthemic, making records that wrestle a fractured past into a unified and engrossing present." According to me, they sound like mediocre shit.

***an ok instrumental album. Easy listening

molt guay és música q em pega escoltar en el tren en el solet pegant-me en la cara mirant la natura m dona eixes vibres under the pressure, red eyes i eyes to the wind les millors

A little slow and ambient for me

I was listening to the album in the background when Burning and Lost in the Dream really grabbed me. Then In Reverse, definitely shades of Dire Staits. I'm gonna go back and give it an attentive listen. Have to decide which way the the 4.5 I'd give it now will go. An Ocean in Between the Waves is an excellent hard driving song. This album would be a great accompaniment on a long drive.

Such a good album from start to finish! Under pressure is a banger

8.6/10

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Favorite Song: Under the Pressure, In Reverse Least Favorite Song: The Haunting Idle Woooow the lyrics are beautiful, I think this album will only get better with time.

Not my favorite. Wasn’t pulled into the music, and there is nothing memorable for me.

very mellow and calm

Amazing

good album for a road trip... ambience vs active listening. not really my style, but kinda reminds me of julie!

so tender, so comforting, so beautiful. such rich music that leaves you feeling warm. record flows really well and it just feels so continuous that it makes it a proper listening experience rather than just a bunch of songs. gorgeous occasional psychedelic influences and brilliant combination of instruments to make such a gorgeous sound

I enjoyed this. There's something therapeutic about the whole experience I can't place.

If I’m being critical, The War On Drugs broadly have one song, it’s a Bruce Springsteen style song, but it is a good song at least. The first 2 tracks on this album are the 2 best by some distance, or at least the ones I usually come back for. It would be easy to slap 3 stars on this and move on because it fades to background music but generally, it’s a decent enough listen, however, it’s an album that is very immersive and given the right mood, is perfect to get lost in - maybe that’s what the album title is telling us.

Why is this here? It's filler. Friendly advice: if you are going to make a list of 1,001 things that something, and you struggle to get to 1,001 of those things, change the name of the list. Influence 1. Hits 1. Quality 3. Intangibles 1. It's not offensive, but it may be the definition of mediocre 2.

A memorable record for me and an amazing show live.

Good god, SOMEONE likes Bob Dylan...

fallegt og rólegt

Would not listen to again

soft psychedelic synth music, frequencies not my type, but cool

Pretty solid.

So uneventful, I felt like I was listening to the same song over and over. It wasn't horrible, but very boring and uninspired.

Decent

Thought it was ok, great music just not entirely for me

Me encanto, tiene canciones muy buenas y creo que debí escucharlo mucho antes, es el tipo de música que normalmente me gusta, pero siento que le falto mas

Not that bad but a bit depressing but a good vibe

Ai tää ei ollutkaan brittibändi. Tyyli on tosi sellaista Sam Fender ja NBT Overcome brittirokkia, että yllätyin kyllä että tää on jenkkibändi. Ja tyylilaji on indie rock / americana. No en tiedä, hyvää kummiskin vaikka ei kauheen erikoiseksi voi sanoa. Loppupäästä alkoi jo vähän toistamaan itseään. Mutta hyvä. Parhaat: Red Eyes, In Reverse

My thought: If Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were a shoegaze band. Maybe that is based on the vocals and the dissonant sounds that were created around melodic songs. First listen I wasn't able to tell what any of the songs were about, but the music and vocals were good. The kind of music a hip independent record store would probably rate highly on their year end album chart. I'll have to listen again to find out what I missed. Is this their best album? Do they have any popular songs? Or are they an underground band that intentionally makes music only the "cool" people will pretend to understand? Not as harsh as Sonic Youth and not as clever as Neutral Milk Hotel. More rockin' than Belle and Sebastian. I need to listen again because I'm all over the place. Will be interesting in 2 years when I'm a huge The War On Drugs fan and I reread these notes and wonder if maybe I was on drugs. But I did not like the dissonant sounds to start or end the album this I am sure.

This was pleasant-sounding enough, but it was also boring as Hell and overlong. If there was depth to the lyrics, I couldn't tell since the vocals, like the music, were blurry and undistinguished. It's pretty much a fail, but I've given out too many 1s already.

I don’t get why this was on here. It was fine. I’m just seeing parallels to prior artists that did it all a little better. I’d give it a one but it wasn’t bad enough to get that. It’s going to get the lesser desired 2 for seemingly being lazy and unoriginal.

MID

I think maybe I didn't find the time to give this album what it needed. The songs were dreamy but also could be just background music, not as notable as other albums on the list so far.

Listening session: january 2nd, while eating breakfast and getting ready Listened to before: no Thoughts: didn’t hate or love this, just isn’t my cup of tea Favourite tracks: Suffering

A little moody. A little boring.

New one to me again - nice! And another I like! Vocals are Springteenesqe and Dylanesque…but that’s cool by me. Quite a bit going on here for me to unpack in the recording also. Sounds like the kind of stuff my daughter introduces me to….Sam Fender in particular. Like it. Going into rotation. Solid 3

1. très bonne intro, longue mais pas redondante 2. YES! après l'écoute de hier (Pavement), ca fait du bien putain 3.Changement de rythme, on dit oui, détente 4. Un peu plus mid, voix un peu trop lointaine (même ingénieure son que Pavement?lol) 5. Attention, attention, pas tomber dans le kitsch pleeeeease 6. Pour un fan de soft rock 70's, OUI! Bob Dylan est passé par là et ca s'entend dans ses intonations, OUI! 7. Moment de respiration, de relaxation, belle guitare, il a bcp écouté de Floyd aussi! OUI 8. Bon enchaînement avec le 7., uptempo, très sympa 9. okok, mid, pas mauvais, juste mid, mais il passe bien dans le sequencing de l'album 10. Un peu générique, pas obligatoire mais ca passe Agréablement surpris!! Bon sequencing, bons morceaux, belles inspirations, très bon album post 2010. 3.5+/5

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This one was a complete and pleasant surprise. I didn’t have high hopes that I’d enjoy this but very much did.

6/10, 1 liked

Not to sound old here, but I remember when indie rock bands didn’t write music meant to be used in advertising campaigns.

Kannte ich noch nicht. Finds cool v.a. under the pressure

What if Bruce Springsteen was really really boring? 2/5

cacete pô, esse ano (2026) iam fazer 10 anos que eu não escutava twod esse especialmente eu acho muito bom envelheceu como vinho inclusive

n esperava ver por aqui e me toquei que nunca tinha escutado um album inteiro. eh bão memo. mto importante pra esse "revival" de americana que teve na música estadunidense nesses anos aí. tem umas que são bem springsteen/dylan, mas com o toque indie rock jovem e fica até bem massa. bacana demais!!

Fine enough, but the dreamy Americana never quite lands with anything interesting for me 3*

My rating 3..3

Kuulostaa normaalimusiikilta ollakseen huumemusiikkia

The War on Drugs is a great name for a band, but this is a pretty milquetoast album.

(Double Post and Vote apologies) Bob Dylan sings Springsteen Heartland music with a hint of Joshua Tree era U2 thrown into the mix. Did I say Don Henley? He's in there too. A pastiche of sounds that make for easy-late night listening, or meandering the American landscapes. This shouldn't work for me, and sometimes it doesn't. But sometimes I need the comforts it brings.

Forgot how good this album is.

3.5, not a bad album, I am a big fan of atmospheric rock, not necessarily the same rock song being repeated 10 times

Just not my cup of tea unfortunately

actually so ein krasses album??? am Anfang war ich nicht so überzeugt weil es nicht so herausgestochen ist aber mit jedem lied ist es besser geworden!

The majority of rock music during the 2010s was awful and this is no exception.

nice flow

This is one of my all time favourites - a perfect record. I’ve listened to it 1001 times.

Just went in one ear and out the other.

Good as a background music Wouldn’t listen to it on a daily basis

While this isn't the most amazing album I have ever listened to, in terms of lyrics or concept, the sound of this album is amazing. I feel like song transitions and atmosphere are perfect.

Nicht ganz meine Musik - kann mir aber vorstellen, dass die Musik zu einer bestimmten Stimmung passt (verregneter Tag, fahre abends mit der Bahn nachhause, wehmütig aus dem Fenster schauen)

Vibez

Perfect for my walk, enjoyed it a lot. A bit repetitive but I don’t mind too much

This album was OK enough. I'm not exactly sure why this is considered an album I must hear before I die. The 80's style arrangements were nice, but nothing really jumped out and stopped me in my tracks. It was more or less background music for me.

It’s alright

Very good atmosphere. It's a bit on the long side, but that's not a bad thing here. Almost reminds me of Porcupine Tree in some respects.

I enjoyed this, but wasn’t anything amazing. The first couple songs were strongest and then it went downhill a bit. Maybe too ambient sounding for me, but a nice album overall. Top Songs: Under the Pressure, Red Eyes

Favourite Songs: Red Eyes An Ocean In Between The Waves Disappearing

Very Bob Dylan / Bruce Springsteen coded. Really enjoyed my time with this album,although a couple songs did kind of wander around and overstay their welcome. When it's at full speed though, it's unstoppable.

Chill and contemplative indie rock. It's very ambient, spacious and dreamlike and might work well as background music or to listen to while relaxing. Not exciting enough for me though.

Wish it was an instrumental album or at least an alternate version because it would make it a quite pleasant ambient listening experience or something to drive to. Singer is trying to be Dylan, Don Hanley or the resident town acoustic guitar by the fire singer. Oh well.

did not really like it

Dreamy I like what I’ve heard so far

Burning is my favorite song on this album. It’s short, hooky into the point. While the other songs have some great elements such as Under Pressure, they’re just too darn long. The length of the songs caused me to turn against them.

not my fave - good music - great guitar lines - no hook - 3

A heavy focus on setting and atmosphere, but i feel it doesnt deliver on the content or character. This album has beautiful scenery and musicianship, i just feel like the replayability is missing for it to score higher. Id like to revisit this album more but im struggling to find the motivatikn, whi isnt to say it wasnt enjoyable fieat time round; kimd of like the Isle of Whight, Ive been once, I'll try Blackpool next thankyou very much.

Captures the bad at their transitional moment between the Dylan-informed krautrock of their early work and the arena-sized Springsteen worship they leaned into later. The result: Lost in the Fucking Dream, an ambient rock masterpiece. Sonically tender, emotionally massive. It has the intimacy of bedroom pop, but it's big enough to fit the lowest moments of your life inside. I'll never forget when I saw them play "Under the Pressure," and a generally docile crowd came alive during the bridge. If "Burning" ever doesn't make me feel like I can be a hero, just for one day, where am I and how did I get there? The cresting of a wandering guitar line, the tidal shift of a single chord change. An ocean between the waves indeed.

Lovely, dreamy album. Topped only by A Deeper Understanding that came after.

I think this was a good album, but I also kept forgetting I was listening to it while it was on. That may have been Christmas busyness rather than album quality issue, but it was sort of gentle and soft and kind of just slid into the background for me.

I’m a fan. All starts to sound the same but that’s kinda the vibe. Would listen to this a lot.

I've seen them live a couple years ago, with The National. Wasn't too familiar with them, I did listen to their stuff, might have listen to this album, might haven only listen to the hits, I don't remember, then I've seen them live, and never listened to them again. But this is good, I'm enjoying it, driving drum beats that makes you wanna shake your head, with a lot of atmosphere in the production, quite dreamy; Arcade Fire meet Arcade Fire... sounds like Arcade Fire really, with a country rock vibe, I've got Neil Young on my mind maybe, but the vocal melodies make me think of him in particular. Fav Track: Under the Pressure

I first discovered this album after hearing my daughter play “Red Eyes,” and I was hooked enough that she bought me the vinyl. The whole record has a very laid-back, dreamy vibe—perfect for sinking into on a quiet evening. It’s spacious and textured, with layers that feel almost hypnotic at times. People often mention Springsteen comparisons, but I don’t really hear that here; it’s more about atmosphere than anthems. A beautiful, immersive listen that rewards patience.

its fine I guess. Very background music ish. Didn't grab me

I really enjoyed this at the time. less so now, but I still enjoyed the listen. Its like a more indie Dire straits in some parts with a foundation in folk music. Red Eyes is a fantastic song, but there are also a few others in there worthy of attention. The weeping guitar in disappearing is beautiful. The folky Eyes to the wind is my standout track. Is it 4 stars? I think it is. 4 Stars

A great mixture of Springsteen, Henley, Dylan, jam bands and ambient trance, with hypnotic beats that feel like they could go on forever. Like a runaway ghost train, shimmering in the fading light as it barrels towards a desert horizon. Favorite song: Red Eyes

Felt really fresh and exciting. I never knew where a song was going. Preferred the instrumental songs more but really enjoyed the whole album as an experience I'll be revisiting. 8/10

3/10

I do like it, and some of the individual songs are amazing. But it is very long and lacking any change in texture. Reality is too good for 3 stars, but good enough for 4.

Another great familiar album. One of my favourite songs on here. So moving. Its a good background album while i’m doing things that need my brain

this is a very nice album. I haven't done a lot of listening to these guys before, or kurt vile. but I get it now. spinning on repeat. probably my favourite album so far.

Loved this album when it was first released. The mood and beats can get a bit repetitive, but when it’s the tone you enjoy it doesn’t matter. First half of the album is easy 5/5.

As far as I’m concerned this is one of the all time great rock albums. It’s an album that you could drop in any decade between the late 60’s and 2020’s and it would sound amazing, and many years would have been a chart smashing hit. It’s like Blood On The Tracks with a few more electric guitars and droning synths. It starts with a juggernaut opening track in Under The Pressure, a perfect song. If you don’t like the droning outro you probably just haven’t listened to it enough. An epic song opening track would distract from many albums, but it follows with the equally great Red Eyes, which adds some fun to what could be considered a depressing party. There’s a come down after the highs of UTP and Red Eyes with Suffering, and I think that’s intentional. It’s a good chance to catch your breath before An Ocean Between The Waves, another epic track that goes by faster than its 7 minutes suggests. From there is a consistently good second half that concludes with the incredible In Reverse, which has one of the albums best moments when the chorus kicks in. A stunning album that has an argument as the best of the 2010’s.

I really like this, I was studying for my upcoming exam, and this was exactly the music that fit my mood. Debating between 4/5 and 5/5. But I will return again, and add this to my liked albums.

I have heard this band mentioned in passing, but I had no concept of their music until listening to this. My thoughts are pretty scattered, but we'll see how I land after getting them all out on paper. Listening to the opening track, "Under The Pressure", I really appreciate the vision here: a Dire-Straits-esque version of country new wave updated for the 2010s. Honestly it's not so different from the 'post country' kinda sound I've been noodling around with lately and it's nice to hear a working version out there in the world. However, the vocals do feel very Mark Knopfler meets Tom Petty meets Bob Dylan in a way that doesn't feel wholly original or authentic. Track two, "Red Eyes", is the most popular track on the album, based on Spotify listens. It feels like it took A LOT of inspiration from Grateful Dead's "Touch Of Grey", like probably too much inspiration. A great song to take inspiration from, but on the heels of the derivative opener, it's not setting a great tone for the album. Track three, "Suffering", is piano-forward (except for the big guitar solo) and its down-tempo really carries this listener into the dreamy place promised in the album title. So far, this is the most original sounding track on the record. "The Ocean In Between The Waves" brings us squarely back into Dire Straits territory and I'm starting to wonder if I'll have the same complaint about this album that I had about the DS debut album... it's a great idea but the whole album is just slight variations of that same idea without much differentiation. "Disappearing" doesn't do much to change my mind, but I appreciate the minimal vocals. This feels like a solid base for that 'post country' thing I mentioned earlier; but it needs a little more build and crescendo. "Eyes To The Wind" delivers more of that build I was looking for, but it also takes us further down the same road. We're halfway through the album and it's all mostly the same. Thank God for "The Haunting Idle" for pumping the brakes a little bit, we were getting pretty crazy. This slow ambient cooldown is exactly what the record called for. "Burning" is all Bruce Springsteen. Honestly, not an unwelcome BPM boost, but I hate that we're back in derivative country. "Lost In The Dream" is lost in the album. I'd maybe hoped for more from the title track, but by track nine we're pretty much locked into our thesis. Maybe this IS the thesis and the final track will go a different direction and launch us back into reality? "In Reverse" does not promise to do that. It starts off as "The Haunting Idle" with 100% more vocals (Free!). It does swell into rock-adjacent territory, but settles back down to sleep again; not the finale I'd hoped for. Ultimately, this record feels like an hour of very vibey background music. That's not high praise, but I honestly don't hate it. I just can't get past how much it borrows from the past. I think I end up in the same place I did with Lloyd Cole And The Commotions (the other 'we have Dire Straits at home' act I've found on this list). Hot (Out)takes: "What if Kings Of Leon were more boring" "Muzak for your urban hipster housewares & vintage store" "We asked AI to imagine what song Bob Dylan and Tom Petty would write if you told them that Queen and David Bowie collaborated on a song called "Under Pressure" but didn't actually play the song for them."

Dreamy arena style springsteen dylan vibes. Actually loved how the first song started my day, it’s very soothing. It gets a little tiresome after the fourth track or so - it’s all the same production and songwriting. I feel there is more potential to what they’re doing here but it’s not tapped into enough. Curious about their later work but this was somewhat disappointing.

I'm a little disappointed. When this album started I felt like this was going to be a 5 for sure... It's melancholic 2010s indie rock that reminds me of the Killers - a band I love. The vibe is strong, the music is a joy to listen to, the lyrics are solid... "This is an album I'll listen to on repeat for years to come!" I thought to myself. Sweet naive boy... You're only on the second track. You can't make those kinds of predictions. By the end of the album I feel differently. To be clear, the music is just as good as I initially evaluated - nothing changed per se... except it's long. A lot of the tracks are longer than 5 or even 6 minutes, the longest being almost 9. The whole thing goes for exactly an hour, which would be totally fine except a lot of it sounds the same. And that's the problem; I LIKE IT. I don't want to mark it down for being too much of a good thing, but... even the best song in the world starts to get repetitive after a straight hour of listening, and whilst it's not quite as extreme as sounding like one song for a whole hour, it definitely starts to get a little tedious. I will probably revisit this album at some point and try and find some hidden depths and variation that I'm not hearing on a first listen that make it more enjoyable. I'll also definitely listen to this again just as background music, or in shorter bursts. I suspect that with a little time and some relistening this could definitely become a 5 for me.

Under the Pressure was a killer opener

I knew Red Eyes coming in. I like it but it sounds so Bruce Springsteen to me.

Before listening: I literally don't know anyone who listens to them lol. I've honestly barely heard of them, they give dad rock energy, even tho my dad would almost probably hate them. I have no clue what they sound like, I have no expectations. Notes during listening: Fuck, the first song sounds exactly like what a lot of my favorite music sounds like, production wise. I just called this dad music D: 1. "Under the Pressure" - Love the sound, I find the lyrics kinda weak tho, personally 3. "Suffering" - Just on pure vibes, this is my favorite so far. 4. "An Ocean in Between the Waves" - slay, fun song. oh shit that was 7 mins? i didn't even notice. fuck yeah, that guitar is nice 8 "Burning" - Fun song, I love the synth in the back. After Listening: I started getting sleepy towards the end, not of the album I'm just tired. It's 1am lol. This was pretty good overall. I don't know how often I'd really come back to it, it is a little basic to my ears since I've heard the same formula done a thousand different ways at this point, but a solid album nonetheless Favorites: Suffering, An Ocean in Between the Waves, Burning. 4/5 (*maybe* a 3.75/5 if you wanna get really technical)

I wish this album had a stronger middle. One of my all-time faves - like a Dire Straits and Bob Dylan mash-up

it was fine but some songs were unnecessarily long

Have heard of them previously but never listened to any of their music, but I get the hype now. Each song sounded great and the guitar play stood out. Will definitely revisit the album and can see it growing on me.

Near, kind of sounds 80s-ish

Ya lo había escuchado la neta no lo escuché completo

Somehow this band had completely escaped me until now. This album is fantastic and one I will listen to again and again for sure. I'll probably have more to say about this album later on, but for now, just fantastic.

That's a fine album. The singer sometimes reminds me of Bob Dylan and that's not a good thing for me. The music is good though. 3.2 stars, rounding down.

This album truly lives up to the name. Feels like a dream that I don’t want to wake up from. War on drugs is usually a top artist of the year for me and will continue to be for a long time.

Shocked that this is on the list, absolutely NOT shocked that it got removed from the list. The only explanation I can give for the drums is that they really didn't like their drummer, so they were thinking that, perhaps if they made the drums as generic, identical, and fucking soulless on every single track, they could replace him with literally anybody else. This is throwaway music that will likely be relegated to the Macy's changing rooms of time, god willing. 1.3/5, several instances of "Oh, it's a new song?!" Literally only enjoyed the ambient instrumental track.

I agree with other reviews - very Tom Petty, Brian Eno, Killers vibes... Nothing earth shattering, pleasant background to work.

The third song is called “Suffering” because that’s what I was doing while listening to this album

3 out of 5. First time listen to this band. Good production here and good for melancholy moods.

Good for studying to

boooooring. didn’t finish

I think this is an excellent addition to this list a modern record that stands the test of time. Sure it builds on what came before it, but what music doesn't. The drums drive it forward and the floaty and ethereal top lines create a flow state that feels like a dream or staring out of a window on a long train ride. The quality rarely dips and the whole thing just sucks you in leaving you to pass a beautiful hour and be spat out at the end.

It occurs to me that, as I listen to Lost In The Dream for the first time (never even heard of it - or the band, for that matter - until now) there is a certain irony to my gut reaction. In my head I'm thinking "why on earth would a band writing new material now choose to make it sound like it was recorded in 1986?" and it dawns on me that when I was enjoying 80s and 90s bands emulating the sounds of the 60s, there were people in the generation above me perhaps equally perplexed by the very same phenomenon. Of course, this album is not "now" it is more than 10 years old, which leads me to another revelation as I approach my 50th birthday: 2024, 2014, 2004 - they all feel pretty much as close to and as far away from "now" as each other. In, fact any music made since the turn of the millennium is filed under "sometime after the 90s" by my brain, and it takes a moment or two focus and really put things into their proper perspective. Don't worry, it will happen to you too. And the upshot is, all of these thoughts, for me, were more interesting than The War On Drugs' music, which washed over me in it's little 80s pastiche way while I was lost in my musings on aging and perception of time, and did little to drag me out of my funk. Which kind of says it all. It's a well done tribute to the music of the past, but it seems - to me at least - pretty devoid of substance, meaning or merit of its own.

A mix of Bob Dylan and dream pop, so close to what I usually listen to but not huge on the vocals. I like it, but don't love it. 4/5

The songs are overly long. There's nothing really wrong with them, but they're all sort of underwhelming and forgettable. If beige were music, it would be this. Fine for background music. I feel like I'm at a pretentious coffee shop. You shouldn't strive for your art to be inoffensive. And yet, here we are.

Maybe its because I love Arcade Fire, but I really enjoyed this! Super cool album. Very reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen too

Blend of Dylan and Springsteen. Red Eyes is a great tune. The rest was uninspiring. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

I mean - the influence of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen is a bit too derivative

alright

Overall not a bad album! The first song was certainly my favorite/best on the album.

Great for chill vibes, really enjoyed it.

Good-quality 2010s-era indie rock. Would listen to while driving

I really , really enjoyed this listen. Brought me back to what it was like to discover the wonders of music for the first time. The soundstages were incredible you could tell the Springsteen / Dylan / Floyd influences throughout. Will keep this in rotation. 9/10

This was a real grower for me, took a lot of listens to rate. Red Eyes is a classic Americana style single, but then they also have The Haunting Idle which could be on a Brian Eno ambient album. Guitar work overall is really atmospheric

A very pleasant and enjoyable indie album, but a lot of the songs sounded very similar and it all just kind of blended together. 3.5 stars.

It tries very hard to be "epic" and big but at it's heart, it's an ambient pop record. The critics love it and it was a big hit in it's day but I didn't find it especially interesting. It makes good background music.

Nothing exepcional, but ita not bad as a whole, it just not mark the listener.

Solid album with great songwriting.

Can't quite give this five stars because it turns out you CAN have too much of a good thing/some of it started to get pretty old after a while... but there's definitely a 5-star 40-minute album buried within it somewhere

I don't get the appeal. This feels like a rainy day album that just drags

Entspannt, etwas zu viel Synth

War easy listening Würde ich mir auch wieder anhören daher sind 3 Sterne zu wenig 4 sind aber auch zu viel Das wäre das perfekte 3,5 Album

Instant classic. Teksterne handler om isolation, angst og depression. Jeg troede altid det var noget noise rock/showgaze i en mere poleret version fordi guitaren virkede så Layered og reverbet men det er heartland rock moderniseret. Jeg har altid tænkt heartland rock var noget med teksterne at gøre, at det handlede om usa og var patriotisk i en eller anden grad. Men det er åbenbart også noget med akkordprogressioner som jeg umiddelbart er det som får det til at lyde så storslået. Der er åbenbart også lidt krautrock inspiration grundet de motoriske beats og trancagtige lange passager. Har rigtig mange minder om dette album. Første gang jeg lytttede til det var da min onkel fik det i fødselsdagsgave i Aalborg. Min morfar elskede jazz og lyttede til det endeløst. Det er noget som blev båret ned (altså det musikalske) og jeg kan huske da vi lyttede til dette. Det var en sjov dag hvor han blev så fuld at han kastede op og alt muligt og hans søstre måtte hjælpe ham. Viste sig uheldigvis at han var alkoholiker og måtte på Antibus. En anden dag var da jeg lyttede til det på LP på mit værelse og jeg gjorde rent og vaskede vinduer. Så sad jeg i vindueskarmen og så var der en sød pige som sad og røg hash ude foran som jeg sludrede lidt med. Også min Kim bodnias kone som spurgte mig om jeg ikke gerne ville vaske deres vinduer. Det var sgu en god dag som påmindede mig om hvor meget vi egentlig kan komme hinanden ved. Tror også det er der hvor det er sjovt at det handler så meget om isolation. Jeg har altid troet at verden omkring mig ikke vil omgås med mig, men jeg tror alle bare søger nærvær. Jeg håber jeg kan bryde ud af den isolation jeg har skabt oppe i mit hovede.

Maybe I'll listen again when I'm not running on a highway.

rock-pop de los 90. bastante bien de escuchar de fondo, algunas canciones mejores que otras, estaria bien volver a escucharlo de vez en cuando

Pas pire. Mais c'est un peu une seule toune tout le long. Ça me donne pas le goût de réécouter volontairement.

I'm pretty sure that I've never listened to this album before, but it feels like I've loved it my whole life.

I saw The War on Drugs in a small dive bar many years ago, and it was a really amazing set. I didn’t notice at the time how freaking similar this guy can sound to Dylan or Springsteen. In the flesh, I thought he sounded unique!

soo epic

It started great, but went downhill FAST. It's very repetitive. 1,45/5

Atmospheric rock. Sometimes sounds like a mix between Pink Floyd and Smiths. Loved the guitar solos.

Great live shows too.

I feel like this one might grow on me. Will definitely check it out again later.

Not for me.

Nice atmospheric stuff! Could listen to again.

Хорошо для прослушивания фоном или для того, чтобы медленно куда-то ехать и смотреть в окно, что-то ненапряжное

Softifuck

One song was pretty good, but the whole album sounded like the same song 10 times. Sounds pretty, but way too monotonous for my liking.

My new fave album! Amazing!

Nice soundscapes, but lack of varition grates after a while.

Colour me impressed - like Elliot Smith without the grit and sprinkled in ambient and polished

Yawn

Bruce Hornsby for millennials. Really middle of the road and boring.

I like the soundscapes created, it creates a nice and relaxing mood. It's a very beautiful sounding album, if only a little over-indulgent. I think the songs could be cut down by a minute or two and still retain the beauty. I also think it could benefit from madness, like some ramped up freneticism to contrast the beauty. I feel like the songs stay on a path without deviating too much. Ethereal but a little too safe.

Musically great, enjoyed much

Got bored, a slog to get through. A very pretentious Spotify self description. Their music doesn't match to it.

I never understood the hype for this album.

This is pleasant indie music - I very much hear the American heartlands Petty Springsteen type influences but I still found it nice to listen to.

I thought what to rate this album for a while. I feel like it is between a very strong 7 and a weak 8. But after some deliberation, I settled on an 8. I have a weak spot for beautifully textured atmospheric music. This album wasn’t overloaded with vocals (although they’re also good) and really let the instruments breathe. The atmosphere is great, and the instruments build up to some very satisfying ethereal-sounding parts. Overall though, although I felt that the highs were quite high, some parts were a little drawn out and uneventful.

I was pleasantly surprised to see this record crop up although I really can't put my finger on what it is I like about them. There's nothing especially different or unusual about The War On Drugs - they don't stand out particularly. If anything, their sound seems quite dated - they put me in mind of those 'grown up' bands that hung around just outside the Top 40 in the late 80s, like World Party, The Blue Nile, at al. They don't sound like those bands, they just remind me of them. Their sound seems to adhere to a well trodden path - I really don't think, in the grand scheme of things, this album is an essential listen, but I'm glad it exists. Crap name for a band though.

Off the cuff remark: when I this was first relased for some reason I had expected some kind of trance album not the guitar-wash Springsteen-equeness of the album, and I was pleasantly surprised. It works well as an album and I enjoy it, as I have again now, but is it "great" ? Standout track:opener Under Pressure seems obvious Suffering is good too. However it seems to pass by, all very nice and enjoyable, working well as an album but it is a bit, lacking in a real hook. Revisit?: I have and will, but because it is a good solid album, nothing earth shattering.

This album was fine, I feel like I would’ve loved it when I was younger, but ultimately I found it pretty forgettable.

This reminded me of live bands playing in a bar. This was nice to have playing in the background. I'd personally rate this a 3.5, but I'm okay with placing it at 4 instead.

I love The War On Drugs and only discovered them in recent times.

I dug this a lot. Ethereal indie music but I get E-street band vibes from them. I support The War on Drugs.

I wasn’t familiar with this band. It sounded nice in the background, will give another listen to.

This makes me sad and I'm only half listening.

Wonderfully crafted music. Best of the unheard stuff from the list so far.

3.5

Big fan of the War in Drugs, seen them a few times live. I'd forgotten how good this album is.

This is a fun little groovy album! A little Dire Straits, a little Tom Petty, a little Bob Dylan... I'm into it.

8 Actually a rlly great new listen I’ll for sure come back to this one

Brilliant album. Chilled and transcendental

It's a truly, dreamy, uplifting album. One of those where I just can't understand where people have rated it low.

This was pretty boring to me.

Funny album this one. If you listen to some songs by themselves, they stand up. "Red Eyes" is good, and I think it was somewhat famous at the time it came out (don't quite remember). But as a whole, it sounds like one huge giant song segmented in tracks. It's not bad by any means, just unispiring, imo. I think I can trace some singer-songwriter influences, like Dylan, but that was it. Could be my fault, but still.

Why are all of the songs on this album so long. MORE THAN ONE seven minute single?!? And they're not even that good.

Aight

Inoffensive

Really enjoyed this. Was getting a Springsteen vibe. Technically seen them live when they supported the Stones, but don’t actually remember. Simpsons: No

Good vibes whilst on the plane home for Christmas.

The music was nice but I couldn't tell you anything that they sung about though as the lyrics just seemed to get lost in the music.

Pleasant and forgettable

I see the appeal. I actually like all the noisy experimental dirges that lose their way from the original song structure and dont feature vocals. The vocals are very take it or leave it, not bad. Its cool. I dont know anyone that NEEDS to hear this before they die.

Mystical and ethereal sounds. First track was the opening completely to this amazing album and band which I didn't knew until I heard it, the mix between pot-rock ambient sounds and an indie sound is incredible, really liked it.

Nice background music, but unremarkable.

3.5

i liked this i thought it was easy to listen to and had chill vibes

Honestly, started off with a ratcheting noise and then warbling tremolo guitar, and those are my least favourite noises in the world so my view was tainted from the 0:00 mark. What follows is dreary, dreamy, pretentious indie bullshit, so in hindsight the 0:01 mark was the high point. Its not 1 star bad, but it's like 1.5 stars....

Hazy beach vibes

Not my type of music but a very important album to me

Great music for an elevator

This album is odd. It has a unique sound which I really like and it's also great in terms of quality of production. However, the flow is quite monotone and all songs are indistinguishable from each other. It lacks a hit or two. Very good background music, though.

The first song was good, and the rest kinda blended into one another. I might go back to this, but overall i remember thinking slightly positive on it.

Someone asked ChatGPT for Springsteen songs with a young Bob Dylan singing and this came out

At least this album's better than that '80s record I reviewed yesterday. There were a few boring songs on "Lost in the Dream". I loved "Red Eyes"; it deserves its fame. The song's guitar riff in the middle is simply perfect. The other tracks aren't worth mentioning. 3 stars for "Lost in the Dream".

Never heard of the band or album, no expectations. First song starts off good it’s fun. Songwriting isn’t special but I like the production a lot. Really cool intro too. A little long but cool nonetheless the less. Red eyes is fun too, this band is more abt music than catchy choruses which I can respect. Find myself tapping my foot along to the beat. Suffering is super emotional, piano and keyboard riffs are sick. Don’t usually like sad songs but this one is doing something to me. First 3 songs all good. I like an ocean as well but not as much as the rest, good not great song. Better songwriting, not as good production. Disappearing is another good one, this album is super cohesive. Eyes to the wind is another one that’s not the best of all time but just a good song. The haunting idle is interesting. Good music, cool bridge song but a little too long. I like burning too, another emotional but fun song. Lost in the dream has some Bob Dylan vibes with the harmonica. Again good not great. In reverse is a really good closer. There’s no one song that I’d say is a commercial hit, but the album as a whole is a really good easy listen. 3.2 stars

Like an even more intentional combination of Springsteen & Destroyer re Poison Season. Plus a little Dire Straights in there

Los conozco y he oído algo de pasada, no termino de saber dónde encajan musicalmente. Veremos. Se deja oír, pero a mí no me ha emocionado. Me guardo las dos primeras "Under the pressure" y sobre todo "Red eyes".

- valmistautukaa viiden tähden arvioon, i fucking love this album - tän bändin löytäminen flow festareilla on yks mun elämäni kauneimmista kokemuksista, ja se tapahtui juuri tämän levyn kiertueella - lämmin toiveikkuus joka näistä albumin biiseistä huokuu on aivan mieletöntä

This one was pretty good. Looks back at the sounds of the 80s with fresh eyes and modern sensibilities (there's even a Dylan-inspired track!), with a few more experimental-y bits mixed in. It all just sounds very deliberate. Could see myself listening again. Fav tracks: Under The Pressure, Suffering

This is a night driving album. I listened to it through the day and liked it, but in the evening I needed to take a short drive and it was superb. The music fits empty roads and streetlights passing overhead.

Great album

This was an extremely emotional listen on a rainy bus journey home through Edinburgh.

Surprising that I liked it. It's a good background album.

I liked it. Good background music that is pleasant to listen to.

Great to reconnect with this one

Like Dylan/Tom Petty had a kid Depressing jams with impressive soundscapes

This album is from 2014, but it sounds like it could be from just about any decade from the 1970s onward. I notice a bit of Bruce Springsteen vibe in here also. Overall, it’s clean, easy to listen to music. Additional listenings might result in a higher rating, but alas we’re moving on.

More unknown-to-me recent indie? Hmm. Well, it's alright. Not noisy or annoying, but doesn't have any particular unique features (vocally/musically/lyrically) to draw me in. Maybe some unpopular things are unpopular for a reason. Also, all of the songs are 50% too long.

LOVEDDDDD OMG

The sound is a little too ambient and sunshiny for me. But i can hear that there is more to this. Many of the songs seem to go on too long. I’d like to give it another listen, but for now, it’s a 3.

Reverby, ambient soundscapes with some Bruce Springsteen vibes. Meticulously produced. Long instrumental passages mean that you can sometimes drift away while listening. Sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a not so good way. Fairly melancholic. Good vocals. Guitars are crisp and tight but not particularly experimental. Good listen overall but a bit slow paced for my tastes. Maybe needs a second listen to fully appreciate. Favourite track - Red Eyes. 7.5/10

Not a fan of Springsteen and this is just as boring as it was 10 years ago when it came out.

Nice but generic indie rock album. Fav track was probably Suffering.

Not my type of music but actually really enjoyed. Would never relisten 🤷🏼‍♀️

Standardni prošlodecenijski neinspirisani podosadni indie.

Fantastic

I've heard of the artist before, but was basically completely unaware of the music prior to listening to this. The production is pretty interesting, and there's definitely a vibe going on here. I don't hate this, and would like to listen to it again in the future. At times, the vocals sound like Paul Simon trying to do an impersonation of Bob Dylan in the 1960s... and it's surprisingly not a bad combination.

A combination of Springsteen, Tom Petty. It’s okay.

Buen disco. Me gustó escucharlo. Lo recomiendo.

Really good album. Varied tracks, need to give it another listen sometime.

Beautiful production; lyrically solid; some of the songs do drag on a bit

savršeno

Njihov najbolji album

Mucho había oído sobre The War On Drugs pero no había escuchado nada todavía. Lo cierto es que me he quedado bastante frío. Muchos vibes de Bon Dylan para un indie, en mi paladar, insulso. Un par de melodías y arreglos con acierto pero nada como para tirar cohetes. En general, me he aburrido bastante.

A favorite of mine. Sounds both incredibly classic but also all on its own somehow. Reminds me of everything, but still has so much its own sound. Love it.

War on Drugs is a well known name. post rock/rockNroll sounding musicwith multiple instruments blend in. melody driven and dreamy, honestly their music is dragging. for your information i listen to Long music. Earth2, SunnO, Drose, khanate, boris, mono and Swans. overall wise War on Drugs is the hippie version of Mogwai with to much Pink Floyd influence.

Decent - would be happy to listen again

This sounds like every famous artist from the 70s-80s combined. I could spot Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen, etc. at some point in here

Nice chill album, liked it a lot

I liked it. There were some Americana Bruce Springsteen vibes that I really liked towards the end of the album. However some of did blend in a bit so conservatively going for a 3 star, could be upgraded to 4 at a later date.

Its a solid album, but didn't really excite me.

meh

Belas canções atmosféricas, mas foram poucas as que, de fato, me mobilizaram

Not exceptional.

Just like the real war on drugs it sounds okay but there really isn't much to it.

Indie, emotional, praised. What's not to love? Well I guess I liked it from a distance. Overall, the sounds are pleasant but the overall product is boring.

One of those bands I’ve heard of but never got to hear until now. A beautifully plodding, synth supported rock album on the soft and gentle side but with a lot of tasty electric guitar work. Kinda sounds like a mid-80s Canadian folk-rock album or something like that. Definitely want to spin this a few more times as well as listen to more of their catalogue. For now though it doesn’t strike me as necessary listening but who knows after multiple spins?

This album is one of those rare ones that feels less like a collection of songs and more like a place you step into. It’s drenched in atmosphere, with shimmering guitars, steady drum patterns, and vocals that seem to drift in and out like smoke. Everything is layered in a way that builds a kind of endless horizon, and once it starts, it’s almost impossible not to get swept along. There’s a bittersweet calmness here, the kind that lingers long after the record ends. What makes it so striking is how seamless it all feels. Tracks like “Under the Pressure,” “Red Eyes,” and “An Ocean in Between the Waves” are sprawling but never lose their momentum. The songs don’t rush to make a point; they breathe, they stretch, they let the emotion build slowly. There’s a real sense of movement throughout the album, like a long drive where the scenery keeps changing but the feeling stays the same. It’s a record that works as both a deep listen and a quiet companion. The textures are rich, the melodies are subtle but powerful, and the mood never wavers. Lost in the Dream captures a kind of restless yearning that’s hard to put into words, and it does it with effortless grace. It’s one of those albums that doesn’t just play in the background — it settles into your bones.

282/1089 - Drums are boring and they need to trim the fat overall in all the songs.

sehr vibey, meh so öbbis woni wür im hintergrund losa

This was decent enough but a little generic. I don't think it will be very memorable.

I didn't thought it was going to be as ambient sounding as it is, despite that, it's soft, it's personal and lovely all the way through.

Insanely boring

A great, moody album. Maybe moody isn't the right word but the somber feeling that communicates the pressure of depression, it's expertly portrayed on this album. It all sounds excellent, and the album is an introspective one without being too sad to listen to.

I like a lot of the tempos and textures, the noise rock and trance-like elements, I really do. Bob Dylan-Bruce Springsteen vibes vocally. BUT WHY IS IT SO LONG

Довольно спокойный и мелодичный инди-рок, для своего года выхода очень старомодно звучащий - как смитс или кьюр, но более воздушно. Вообще в звуке очень много эмбиента, реверба, задумчивости и пространства, хоть это и не шугейз, а как раз ближе к нью-вейву по духу. Хороший альбом, немного факультативный, но очень приятный.

This starts off great and in other parts also good. But too many atmospheric slow songs. Suppose depends on your mood. Needs a bit more bite in places

Their meandering style has never really worked for me, and it will take a lot to convince me that I urgently needed to listen to this before I died

Favourite track: Eyes To The Wind Very enjoyable, lovely vocals and atmospheric guitar.

Niet zo vet

This was an interesting listen. Lost in the Dream is an homage to a very specific style of music, I won't even say genre: 80's male American solo artist rock. The touchstones here are Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and more than anyone else, Bruce Springsteen. If you like Born in the USA period Bruce, you'll probably love this one. There is also a touch of Dire Straits here as well (maybe because I just listened to Brothers in Arms?), in that the songs are many times stretched way beyond what they need to be. Empty repeating sections where nothing is added or changed, it's just another 32 bars of the same. It's good driving music. Next time I'm on a serious roadtrip I'll probably throw this one on. THREE STARS

Bob Dylan sings Springsteen Heartland music with a hint of Joshua Tree era U2 thrown into the mix. Did I say Don Henley? He's in there too. A pastiche of sounds that make for easy-late night listening, or meandering the American landscapes. This shouldn't work for me, and sometimes it doesn't. But sometimes I need the comforts it brings.

Really good album some great guitar sounds. Ignore the grumpy old men giving it 1 or 2

A solid rock record that unfortunately never reached the height it promised