Eleventh Dream DayBest Eleventh Dream Day Albums Ranked

Prairie School Freakout

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7.8

“Flip through your calendars and count the days: It's been nearly fifteen years since Chicago's Eleventh Dream Day released the *Wayne* EP and its accompanying full-length, *Prairie School Freakout*. And although the manic-panicked smoke of the late 80s/early 90s alt-rock boom has long since cleared, a handful of acts have yet to see their legacy become the namedrop-du-jour for wristbanded up-and-c”

Works For Tomorrow (Bonus Track Version)

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7.4

“Eleventh Dream Day may not have found fame with the post-Nevermind land grab, but the years that followed have been kind: widely beloved among indie rock's older guard, with twelve good-to-great records to their name, they've found the freedom to follow their own serpentine path wherever it leads. Works for Tomorrow, their latest, is their fieriest record in years, and among their finest ever.”

Zeroes and Ones

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6.4

“Indie veteran's fourth release for Thrill Jockey, and first since 2000's Stalled Parade, finds them working within a broader sonic spectrum than on previous efforts.”

Stalled Parade

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6.4

“Four years ago, I bore witness to the musical mismatch of the century: Eleventh Dream Day opening for Thrill Jockey label mates Tortoise. All the look-alike post-rock Tortoise followers, sporting the fluorescent rave garb and matching backpacks seemed genuinely flummoxed by the band. As these grizzled, perennially underrated veterans roared through an uptempo rocker, frontman Rick Rizzo laid into ”

Riot Now! (Bonus Track Version)

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5.9

“Chicago's Eleventh Dream Day continue to be first-wave, American indie rock survivors; this is their first album in five years.”