Dreamers debut album 'This Album Does Not Exist' review

After two years of creating cosmic rock together, Brooklyn trio Dreamers released their debut album ironically titled, This Album Does Not Exist on Aug. 26. This Album Does Not Exist is the infectious, modern answer to the late 2000s rock that has unfortunately been laid to rest. Every song on this album exhibits the same strong effort; Dreamers knows exactly what they are doing and they love it. It is apparent that the three have a great relationship. This is most evidently seen in the interaction between singer/guitarist Nick Wold and drummer Jacob Wick. Dreamers is a prime example of the benefits of having a lead singer who is also fluent in guitar.

This Album Does Not Exist opens with lead track DRUGS. The first we get to hear from Dreamers is an anticipating drumming accompanied by a tweaked out, bouncing guitar riff. Next, we get a booming start and a dreamy distortion on the microphone with “Never Too Late To Dance.” Bassist Nelson gives us a throbbing bass line that echoes the lyrics and the distortion is carried through to the end with the drums on Wick’s part.

“Painkiller” is a hard song that still invites the listener to groove and swing around to the seducing vocals that are projected with an emotion like Wold is barely keeping himself up off the floor. “Wolves (You’ve Got Me)” is thick with an impenetrable wall of sound. Wold entrances us with a speedy, tricky guitar line that evolves to pretty and loopy by the end of the song.

In “Cry Out For Me” Dreamers does 80s pop better than most 80s pop. “Shooting Shadows” is a ghoulish song with a spellbound rhythm. Dreamers leaves us with lyrically and rhythmically reckless "Little New Moon".

Dreamers are world-class musicians that emit truthful music from their cosmic souls. With a debut album like This Album Does Not Exist there is no slowing down for Dreamers in sight.

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