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Stream the Unreleased Dream Boys 2nd LP

March 28, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

The sad truth about music today is that so many great pieces will go undiscovered, and I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t at least try to give more attention to Dream Boys. They recorded a second album, Happy to Forget, which saw a limited tape release. But, now they’re letting the world stream it in its entirety, and music fans would be remiss if they didn’t at least devote some time to a listen. It’s a beautiful combination of jangling indiepop and warm melodies, sounding far more accomplished than I even expected. I long for albums like this one, and you should too, so stream it below to make your day.

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Hey There, Flat Worms

March 21, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

While people reading the press release for Flat Worms will gravitate towards “members of Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall,” the reason I caught onto this was that it features Will of Dream Boys. It’s always interesting to see how people that can play wonderful jangling pop songs can turn on a knife’s edge with some pummeling punk, like Flat Worms. It sort of sounds a little bit like a murkier version of the Spits, in my eyes, so that gets an additional nod in my book. The new project will release the Red Hot Sand 7″ on April 29th via Volar.

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Brand New Song from Dream Boys

October 8, 2014 nathan.lankford

I owe the entire enjoyment of this song to our friend over at IPSML; he pointed me in the right direction (as always), though I’ll admit I’ve been aware of the Dream Boys…just not this brand new single. There’s something in the spritely jangle that makes my heart swell; you’ll even find a quieting coat of atmospherics draped across the shoulders of the vocals on the back end of the song. It’s off a brand new 7″, but that reminds me that if you didn’t catch their last self-titled LP you’re a dummy and I hate you (I’m being childish, but it’s that good!). Just try to ignore this wonderful song.

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Download: Dream Boys – Positive Arguments [MP3]

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