Fever Dreams

NME 4/5 Otherworldly strings, music box melodies and ambient atmospherics coalesce to bring Conor O’Brien's hallucinatory alternative reality to life

Evening Standard 4/5 There’s loads going on in Conor O’Brien’s fifth album, recorded with a full band and guest vocalists

DIY 4/5 A thrilling and unpredictable addition to Villagers’ gleaming canon.

The Independent 4/5 Martha Wainwright explores the aftermath of divorce and the joy of finding new love, while Villagers revel in a lush sonic dreamscape

The Skinny 4/5 Soulful and gospel roads rise to meet Conor O'Brien on Villagers' dense fifth studio album.

Clash 9/10 Last year’s tenth anniversary vinyl release of Villagers’ debut, ‘Becoming A Jackal’, made all the more stark the evolution of

Loud and Quiet 8/10 Villagers have created a brave new world on Fever Dreams. It's an ambitious and impressive step forward from Conor O'Brien

The Irish Times 4/5 Conor O’Brien’s fifth album could not be further from debut but closer to himself than ever