Mr. Dream

For the video game character, see Mr. Dream (Punch-Out!!).
Mr. Dream
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres punk rock, rock music
Years active 2008 (2008)–2014 (2014)
Labels Godmode Records
Website mrdreamland.us/
Members Adam Moerder
Matt Morello
Nick Sylvester

Mr. Dream was an American punk rock music group. The group released their debut album, Trash Hit, on March 1, 2011. The band released Ultimate in Luxury as a "posthumous LP" on July 7, 2014, shortly after the group split.

History

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Dream was composed of Adam Moerder (vocals, guitarist), Matt Morello (vocals, bass guitarist) and Nick Sylvester (drums, producer). Moerder has written several pieces for various publications including the New Yorker[1] and the music review site, Pitchfork.[2] Sylvester was a writer at the Village Voice and Pitchfork.[3] Morello is not a writer.

Moerder and Sylvester originally met while writing for the Harvard Lampoon.[4] Several years after graduating from college, Moerder, Sylvester and Morello had relocated to Brooklyn and started practicing and writing together as Mr. Dream. After self funding and utilizing the generosity of friends, the band started fund raising on Kickstarter. Raising over $3,000 from supporters, the band produced Mr. Dream Goes to Jail, a four song EP. Supporters received a vinyl copy of the EP.[5]

The band performed with several different bands throughout the New York City area. Notably, Sleigh Bells, M.I.A. at Coco 66 in May 2010.[6] For promotion of Trash Hit, they opened for CSS and Sleigh Bells in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, which marked the first time the band performed outside of New York City.[7] The band also opened for Archers of Loaf in New York in June 2011.[8]

The Ultimate in Luxury (2014)

On October 23, 2013, Mr. Dream announced a new full-length album, The Ultimate in Luxury. In a nod to Moerder and Sylvester's journalistic roots, the release date is scheduled for "TK". The first single released from the album was "Fringy Slider" which was described as having a sound similar to "an early Franz Ferdinand track."[9]

The Ultimate in Luxury was reviewed favorably, being called "slimy and sweet"[10] and a "glamorously sardonic eulogy."[11] The album was made available for streaming on Soundcloud, and for sale as a cassette on the Godmode Records website.[12] The cassette also shipped with an option for an essay from one of the bands two writers, Moerder or Sylvester.[13]

Critical Reception

Critical reception was largely favorable, with Stereogum listing them as one of their top 40 new bands on 2010 "because they write smart, ballsy songs."[14] The Fader praised them as "an antidote to the pulseless navel-gazing of certain lo-fi softies of late" and also noted that they don't "suck," despite their music critic background.[15] Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua also overcame his music critic fears and noted that the band created "brainy yet very physical rock music that is always desirable but generally scarce".[16] Mr. Dream was compared to Franz Ferdinand,[17]The Jesus Lizard, Pixies,[18] Hüsker Dü and The Wipers.[19]

Discography

Albums

Demos

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Adam Moerder at Village Voice, Accessed February 4th, 2011
  2. ↑ Adam Moerder Pitchfork Reviews, Accessed February 4th, 2011
  3. ↑ Nick Sylvester Forced to Quit Pitchfork
  4. ↑ Mr. Dream vs. Father Time
  5. ↑ Mr. Dream Goes To Jail Kickstarter
  6. ↑ Photos: M.I.A. Joins Sleigh Bells and Mr. Dream At Friday's Sold-Out Coco 66 Show
  7. ↑ Mr. Dream Shows MySpace
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  14. ↑ Stereogum Top 40 New Bands of 2010
  15. ↑ Mr. Dream, “Scarred for Life” MP3
  16. ↑ Heaven Is Just A Zipcode
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  18. ↑ Stereogum Top 40 New Bands of 2010
  19. ↑ Mr. Dream vs. Father Time

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