Album Review: Dreamcar Make An Easy Listen In Self-Titled Debut
Electro Emo- Rock…. Yes, that is what Dreamcar’s self-titled debut brings to the listening ears of fans who never knew that Emo-Electro was their greatest desire. Bringing the exhilaration and fun that is synth-waves “lazering” rhythms through tracks, and adding the moody vocals and lyrics of Davey Havok, Dreamcar’s musical aim is clear: like our music.
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy (Lyric)
I do not know why, but I sincerely appreciate a good album aimed to be liked. Now I know that sounds like Dreamcar’s record is that “eager child” in the schoolyard begging everyone to be their friend. Yet, there is no doubt that bringing together a batch of excellent musicians with histories in bands such as, AFI and No Doubt, these men clearly know how to give an audience music to play. “Kill For Candy”, “Ever Lonely”, “The Preferred”, and “Don’t Let Me Love” are my favorite songs of the album because of their effervescence. I know that emo-rock and electro-pop are not exactly known as “easy genres”, especially in terms of arrangements that heavily sprinkle in your mind like colorful keys on top of a sonic ice cream. Yet, for the many layers that go into electro music, Dreamcar has found the singular and succinct formula to make a “sundae” of a record. I cannot say that there are the typical, “throwaway” songs this album because each track is meticulously made to blast in your car on the way to the beach. From “The Assailant” to “Slip On The Moon”, the bass, drums, and guitar of Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and Adrian Young are meant to be as starry and even as dark a night-sky over the ocean. If they have to draw mystery from dark synth-clouds or bring the brightness of the moon to instrumentally support the vast vocals of Davey Havok, they will do it.
DREAMCAR – Kill for Candy
Havok’s singing style is so playful, you feel as if Dreamcar’s album is more a flirtatious conversation than an actual record.Whether he needs to smoothly speak in “On The Charts” or hit his best 80’s inspired, high notes in “After I Confess” or “Born To Lie”, Havok is a perfect lead to make Dreamcar a likable listen. His vocal charm emanates throughout the album, and can even turn a song like “All Of the Dead Girls”, the title says it all, into a friendly listen. So if for an album that makes it easy to press play checkout Dreamcar’s self-titled debut on May 12 by clicking HERE.
DREAMCAR – On The Charts (Lyric Video)
