Johnny Marr designed Fever Dreams as a series of four interlocked EPs, but after delivering the second part of the project in late 2021, the next two installments arrived latched to the previous two as the double-album Fever Dreams, Pts. 1-4. At a glance, this may seem like little more than a clever way of playing with formats and attention spans in the era of streaming, yet the process seems to have focused Marr to deliver finely honed individual tracks that do fit well together. Perhaps Fever Dreams lacks the conceptual clarity of Call the Comet, the 2018 album where he reckoned with the turmoil rolling around the globe, yet it feels cohesive, functioning almost as a summary of the different strands of Marr's music over the years. The Smiths are no longer the touchstone. While Marr still conjures rich, cinematic soundscapes out of six strings, the guitars are part of a tapestry that places nocturnal, insistent keyboards at the forefront, with the rhythm and melody lagging slightly behind. The urgency of performance makes Fever Dreams feel fresh, but sonically, it's firmly grounded in the indie of the late '80s and early '90s, the period before Britpop flattened out eccentricities. Marr finds this a rich vein to mine. Most of Fever Dreams operates at a heightened pitch -- tempos are taken at a quick pace, the production is dense with detail -- but the tracks don't blend together: "Sensory Street" grabs the ears with its thick throb, while the sparkling, sweet melody of "Ariel" operates at the other end of its spectrum. Strictly speaking, there are no surprises or detours within these 16 tracks, yet it's unexpected to hear Marr maintain his drive through a full double album without lagging. He sounds in full command of his craft, and that's a pleasure to hear. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

1		Spirit Power and Soul
2		Receiver
3		All These Days
4		Ariel
5		Lightning People
6		Hideaway Girl
7		Sensory Street
8		Tenement Time
9		The Speed of Love
10		Night and Day
11		Counter Clock World
12		Rubicon
13		God's Gift
14		Ghoster
15		The Whirl
16		Human