04 Oct 2005
Mercury Rev: All is Dream
Mercury Rev are one of those bands who cannot be pigeonholed or subjected to the usual description of “They sound a bit like (insert band name here) crossed with (another band name).” Their big break came with Deserter’s Songs, a quirky, experimental and utterly unique record whose folk-tinged melodies and haunting ambience made the music scene sit up and take notice and shower them with praise. It was always going to be a tough job for the band to write a follow-up but All is Dream is an equally brave and unique experience with an even greater sense of ambition and the desire to experiment.
