As one of the co-foundders of one of the most celebrated labels of the last 2 years, Neon Dream technically has a lot going for it, at least on paper. But when James Connolly drops the sleazy house and grimy garage momentum for overly trite synth pop conventions he falters, badly. Still though, Neon Dreams shows Connolly on top of his game from a production point of view, but in attempting to carve out a niche within the garage pop world he displays a lack of creative vision
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