"It's not often that a local album sounds so out-of-the-box accomplished and enchanting that it stops me in my tracks... Have Good Dreams by Animal Prince... grabbed me right away with its uncanny melding of '80s sophisti-pop flair with '60s Bacharach emotional complexity... The Oakland retro-pop duo deploys a hip execution that slots them next to hometown faves like Brijean and Toro Y Moi."
"Lead single 'Impossible,' with its soaring Swing Out Sister chorus and cafe-pop instrumental digressions, leapt to the top of my list of favorite songs of the summer... singer-violinist Fae Nageon de Lestang's bright orange, early Lush-era Miki Berenyi locks conjure a different kind of laidback cool."
"Other gems from the album: 'Who You Are' is a strutting anthem of LGBTQ+ empowerment... 'Any Day' and 'Didn't You Notice' are swoony pop stunners that bridge Laurel Canyon and The Beach Boys... my only criticism of the album is that at just over 30 minutes, darn it, it's not nearly long enough."
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