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4:13 Dream
by The Cure


8.7

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LABEL:	Geffen
RELEASE DATE:	28 October 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Alternative

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

The Guardian

4:13 Dream is admirably taut and vibrant.

New Musical Express

He has regularly crept back to the light of the charts and 4:13 Dream is such an occasion. And one which, given the ’80s revival, is timed to perfection.

Sputnikmusic

Overall, 4:13 Dream is an extremely consistent album throughout its runtime.

Urb

While the album won’t produce any converts or even revive interest in the band’s newer music among purists, it’s an enjoyable, self-assured collection of jangly guitar pop tunes that sounds guided by the group’s own creative compass instead of fickle fans’ expectations.

Blender

Amid the frenzied melancholy, there’s filler and a histrionic misstep or two, but for those willfully lost in the perpetual adolescence Smith has always documented, here’s the new soundtrack to Saturday night.

Billboard

The lush arrangements on 4:13 Dream don't build a Wall of Sound so much as a whitewater, where heavily distorted guitar and effects share momentum with fluid melodies and memorable pop hooks.

The New York Times

The territory is familiar, occasionally too familiar....But it’s not a comforting nostalgic reprise; it’s another plunge into the maelstrom.

Slant Magazine

The new album has a more nuanced sound and a wealth of interesting songs.

Uncut

This is the first Cure album in a long time that’s more than just another Cure album.

The Phoenix

Even with a dozen records behind him, Smith, when he puts his mind to it, remains a master at crafting concise masterpieces of bouncy pop majesty.

Entertainment Weekly

Smartly pivoting from 2004's oddly aggro "The Cure," Smith once again indulges in his patented bipolar cocktail of feedback-drenched swoons ('Underneath the Stars') spiked with bursts of giddy pop ('The Only One').

The Onion (A.V. Club)

While it's too familiar to be revelatory, it's invigorating all the same.

Rolling Stone

Smith sounds less like a lovesick prince in 4:13 Dream's looping-riff viscera and swallow-you-whole echo, and more like the avenging middle-aged Roger Waters on Pink Floyd's "Animals."

Hartford Courant

The album may lack the emotional heft of the Cure's more patient, atmospheric recordings, but should it wind up being the group's last, it will be remembered as more than an unnecessary footnote.

Boston Globe

Not all this mope-a-dope sounds fresh, but let's hope Smith doesn't find his cure for pain just yet.

Hot Press

If it ain’t broke you may smear it with red lipstick and back-comb its hair. But do NOT fix it.

Under The Radar

An every-other pattern emerges, where a lesser song is followed by a great one. [Winter 2008]

Paste Magazine

He isn’t mellowing with age, but serving up more Cure, as you’ve come to expect.

Austin Chronicle

The Cure inventor Robert Smith remains almost immune to studio dilapidation, but if lucky No. 4:13 Dream could never hope to equal the seminal goth pop of Three Imaginary Boys (1979), Pornography (1982), and/or Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) by design of natural evolution, neither is it the Wild Mood Swings of the post-Disintegration (1989) paradigm.

Pitchfork

The only problem is that the rambling approach that let Smith get these things out has kept the results from being all they might have been.

Spin

Even if he never wins back the Interpol/Bright Eyes bystanders he lost with 2004's overly heavy, underachieving self-titled punt, Smith finally rewards longtime fans with a proper Cure album, not a quasi-solo-project facsimile.

cokemachineglow

The songs generally hold up, but the production job remains confounding. Keith Uddin’s meaty fists have ruined this album.

Prefix Magazine

In the end, 4:13 Dream is nothing but a solid to shaky late period album from a band that’s due can’t really be understated.

musicOMH.com

Obviously nobody's expecting them to record anything revolutionary at this stage of their career, but it's fair to say that this album will probably only get Cure enthusiasts excited.

Observer Music Monthly

What Smith sees in goth-metal is a mystery but, sure enough, the final third of 4:13 Dream is studded with the sort of big-haired, suffocating fluff ('The Scream', 'It's Over') that has blighted his band's reputation in recent years. A shame because, at best, when they reconcile themselves to the fact that they are essentially a pop act, albeit one whose dark side is more pronounced than most, the Cure are as thrilling now as they were in the Eighties.

Mojo

The four-piece line-up allows for some breathing space amid the existential shitstorm. [Dec 2008, p.101]

Dot Music

Sprawled over 13 tracks, The Cure have attempted a microcosm of their oeuvre in one volume and despite their lofty ambitions, the results are a decidedly mixed bag at best.

NOW Magazine

4:13 Dream is slightly better than the misguided hype suggests.

All Music Guide

Despite the preponderance of sprightly tempos and sing-song hooks, nothing about 4:13 Dream feels especially light, perhaps because Robert Smith chooses to pair these purported pop songs with a heavy dose of affected angst.

PopMatters

The tunes are occasionally catchy, if too often merely adequate, and the instrumentation feels like a familiar, if torn, blanket when it’s not trying too hard.

The average user rating for this album is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 43 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Cheryl G gave it a10:
I just can't stop listening to this album! The Cure album I've been waiting for since Wish. Bravo Robert and company!

Sixto L. gave it an8:
I'd like this album, it's not a masterpiece but you can compare it with wish have lot of musical diversity. A great album.

Willy V. gave it a5:
Don't believe the critics... The Cure is my favorite band of all time, but I tell you, this album is quite poor... I even think their predecessor (2004) was slightly better. The songs here just don't lift off... There is also probably the most stupid and boring Cure songs ever wrote here : The only one, Freakshow... Only The Reasons why, Real snow White nad The Hungry ghost are songs solid enough for wanting you to buy this pointless album.

sVc gave it a7:
This is a solid effort, but not their best. If you are a Cure fan, then it will be worth the wait. Being a huge fan of theirs from the 80's I always think their next one will be a letdown. But with the exception of "Wild Mood Swings", I've never been really disappointed. I can't say there are any songs that stand out on this, but I at least can listen to most of these songs and be satisfied.

Fredrick gave it a9:
4:13 Dream is one of the strongest records The Cure have made in the past 16 years. Definately the best since Wish, although I did love Bloodflowers, Wish had a more poppy sound and as such 4:13 Dream comes closer to that. Like Wish, 4:13 Dream is a schizophrenic sounding records with lot's of different styles; there's traces of said record (The only One), Disintegration (Underneath The Stars), Kiss Me x3 (Sirensong), Pornography (The Scream) etc. The closer It's Over is a frantic, over-the-top heavy rocker and it's AMAZING! The Cure have never ended an album like this before.. 4:13 Dream is up there with the best. It sounds surprisingly fresh and very different from past work. Worth a listen for the sceptical and worth a buy for the true fans who support them no matter if it's good or bad. Like Me. The only negative thing about it is that the songs don't have a very emotional impact, if any, on you (except maybe UTS). If the songs were more emotional it would be a 10! But as it is it's a fine, outstanding effort from the best band in the world. THE CURE!

Lev L. gave it a1:
Bobby still desperately underinspired since at least 20 years. Pop goes pop artist !

kevin m. gave it a9:
A solid cure album. Several stand out tracks including Underneath the Stars and Sleep When I'm Dead. If you don't like this, I'm afraid you don't like the cure, and probably shouldn't be reviewing their records professionally.

4:13 Dream by The Cure

4:13 Dream
by The Cure