Dreamers (band)
{{Short description|American pop rock trio}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DREAMERS
| image = Dreamers Band SXSW 2016.jpg
| caption = Dreamers in 2016
| alias =
| origin = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{hlist|Currently unrepresented|Fairfax|Hollywood}}
| spinoff_of = Motive
| website = {{URL|dreamersuniverse.com}}
| current_members = {{Plainlist|
- Nick Wold
- Marc Nelson
- Jessica Goodwin (touring)
- Ari Tibi (touring)
}}
| past_members = {{Plainlist|
- Chris Bagamery
- Jacob Lee Wick
}}
}}
Dreamers (stylized as DREAMERS) is an American pop rock band, featuring Nick Wold, Marc Nelson and touring members Jessica Goodwin and Ari Tibi.
History
=Formation and first EP (2014)=
Nick Wold moved from Seattle to New York at the age of 18 to study jazz saxophone at New York University's Steinhardt School.Mathias Rosenzweig, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-magic-lives-in-the-in-between-moments-heres-dreamers-video-waste-my-night/ "The Magic Lives In the In-between Moments: Here's DREAMERS Video 'Waste My Night',"] Noisey, October 14, 2014.Madison Vain, [http://ew.com/article/2015/12/03/dreamers-shooting-shadows-video-premiere/ "DREAMERS 'Shooting Shadows' video premiere,"] Entertainment Weekly, December 3, 2015.Hailey Nuthals, [http://www.nyunews.com/2016/03/21/steinhardt-alum-talks-dreamers-jazz/ "Steinhardt Alum Talks DREAMERS, Jazz,"] Washington Square News, March 21, 2016. In New York, Wold was the lead singer and guitarist in the grunge band Motive, along with drummer Chris Bagamery, bassist Andrew McGovern, and lead guitarist David Leondi. McGovern, Bagamery, and Wold were longtime friends from Seattle who grew up playing jazz together. Wold met Leondi at NYU, and the trio became a quartet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brooklyn-band-motive-bursts-onto-the-scene/|title=Brooklyn band Motive bursts onto the scene|website=CBS News|date=13 December 2012 }}{{cite web | url=https://glidemagazine.com/42112/motive-brooklyn-via-seattle-transplants-making-sudden-impact/ | title=Motive - Brooklyn Via Seattle Transplants Making Sudden Impact | date=22 November 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theswervemagazine.com/motive.html|title = Motive}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}Emily McDermott, [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/exclusive-song-premiere-wolves-dreamers/ "Exclusive Song Premiere: 'Wolves,' Dreamers,"] Interview, July 16, 2014. Hailed as "The Strokes 2.0", Motive shared the stage with The Vaccines, Walk The Moon, Bear Hands, and were featured on MTV2's show 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield, The New York Times, NYLON guys, and CBS News. The band toured the US several times, and had 9 showcases at SXSW in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://pittnews.com/article/12548/archives/motive-brings-brooklyn-sound-to-pittsburgh-venue/|title=Motive brings Brooklyn sound to Pittsburgh venue|date=31 January 2013}}
Following the dissolution of Motive, Wold was living and writing songs in a Brooklyn rehearsal space. He and Bagamery met bassist Marc Nelson (known only by his surname), and the three teamed up to form the band.[http://www.spin.com/2015/05/dreamers-tour-diary-photos/ "Read Dreamers' Tour Diary From Their Time on the Road With Stone Temple Pilots,"] Spin, May 13, 2015.Madison Dettlinger, [http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/vibing-on-the-same-influences-with-brooklyns-dreamers/Content?oid=2357222 "Vibing on the same influences with Brooklyn's Dreamers,"] Detroit Metro Times, July 22, 2015.Austin Murphy, [http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jan/15/dreamers-come-town/ "DREAMERS Come to Town,"] Santa Barbara Independent, January 15, 2016.
Their first single, "Wolves (You Got Me)", was released on July 16, 2014, and was in rotation on Sirius XM's Alt Nation. It was included on their self-titled debut EP, produced by Danny Kalb, which was recorded at Ravensworth Studio outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and released on November 18, 2014.Chris Payne, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319734/dreamers-premiere-exclusive-ep-2014-stream "Unsigned Indie Poppers Dreamers Premiere Addictive Self-Titled EP,"] Billboard, November 14, 2014.Emily McEnroe, [http://www.papermag.com/dreamers-1649950965.html "Catching Up With 'Cosmic Rock' Band, Dreamers,"] Paper, March 8, 2016. The four-track EP was streamed on Billboard a week ahead of its release date. In 2014, Alternative Press named Dreamers one of their 100 Bands You Need To Know.Tyler Sharp, [http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/stone_temple_pilots_tap_dreamers_as_direct_support_for_spring_tour "Stone Temple Pilots tap Dreamers as direct support for spring tour,"] Alternative Press, February 24, 2015.
=''You Are Here'' and ''This Album Does Not Exist'' (2015–2016)=
In February 2015, Dreamers signed a deal with Fairfax Recordings.Nick Williams, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6866874/indie-pop-trio-dreamers-return-with-you-are-here-ep-exclusive "Indie Pop Trio DREAMERS Return With 'You Are Here' EP,"] Billboard, February 4, 2016. Drummer Jacob Lee Wick joined the band at the end of 2015, replacing Bagamery after they relocated to Los Angeles.Estefany Gonzalez, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160829174015/http://thebaybridged.com/2016/08/26/dreamers-album-not-exist/ "Dreamers release 'This Album Does Not Exist' at Amoeba tonight,"] The Bay Bridged, August 26, 2016.Mike Bell, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/music/brooklyn-buzz-band-dreamers-ready-to-live-up-to-the-hype "Brooklyn buzz band Dreamers ready to live up to the hype,"] Calgary Herald, January 26, 2016.Jeff Niesel, [http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/band-of-the-week-dreamers/Content?oid=4964262 "Band of the Week: Dreamers,"] Cleveland Scene, September 28, 2016. That year, the trio started recording tracks with producer Kevin Agunas for their debut LP. On December 3, 2015, they released the video for their second single, "Shooting Shadows", off their second EP, You Are Here. The song was written by Wold and Atlas Genius lead singer Keith Jeffery.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} On February 5, 2016, You Are Here was released on Fairfax Recordings. It included their first single, "Wolves (You Got Me)", their new single "Drugs", and three additional tracks. The video for "Drugs" premiered on Billboard on March 2, 2016.Nick Williams, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6897285/dreamers-return-new-clip-drugs-listen "Indie Pop Trio DREAMERS Return With Phone-Smashing New Clip for 'Drugs',"] Billboard, March 2, 2016.
The first single off their debut LP This Album Does Not Exist was "Sweet Disaster", released on June 24, 2016.Kris Perez, [http://theindiesound.com/dreamers-an-indie-sound-feature/ "Dreamers Talk 'Sweet Disaster,' Touring With Zella Day and Lolla,"] The Indie Sound, June 30, 2016. The album was released on August 26, 2016.Eric King, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7486814/dreamers-premiere-painkiller-single-debut-album "DREAMERS Premiere 'Painkiller' from Upcoming Debut LP Out Friday,"] Billboard, August 23, 2016. Much of the album was written by Wold in Brooklyn before the band's relocation to Los Angeles.
=EPs and ''Launch Fly Land'' (2018)=
On July 13, 2018, Dreamers released Launch, a four-song EP. The EP serves as the first of a trilogy of releases.{{cite web |title=DREAMERS RELEASE "LAUNCH" EP |url=http://www.thedailyshuffle.com/dreamers-release-launch-ep/ |website=thedailyshuffle.com |date=15 July 2018 |accessdate=17 July 2018}} The album cover displays a picture of a SpaceX Falcon 9 at liftoff with a purple hue.
On September 7, 2018, Dreamers released Fly, a five-song EP and the second in the trilogy. It features the single "All Washed Out" and a stripped-down version of the single "Screws".{{cite web |last1=Klonowski |first1=Lauren |title=DREAMERS Releases New EP FLY |url=http://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/dreamers-releases-new-ep-fly/ |website=beyondthestagemagazine.com |date=7 September 2018 |accessdate=13 September 2018}}
On February 21, 2019, "Die Happy" was released as the first single from what fans assumed was a third EP. However, on April 4, 2019, the band announced that their second album, Launch Fly Land, would be released April 26, 2019, which includes "Die Happy", and released the second single from the album, "Insomniac".{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Logan |title=DREAMERS announce new album + release 'Insomniac' |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2019/04/dreamers-announce-new-album-release-insomniac/ |website=substreammagazine.com |date=5 April 2019 |accessdate=5 April 2019}}
In April 2020, Dreamers released a new rendition of their single "Heat Seeker" with vocals from Grandson. The solo version is featured in the video game Just Dance 2021.{{cite news |last1=Rutherford |first1=Kevin |title=Dreamers and Grandson Link Up For Trippy Animated 'Heat Seeker' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9355706/dreamers-grandson-heat-seeker-video |accessdate=3 August 2020 |publisher=Billboard |date=10 April 2020}}
On April 1, 2022, ahead of their release of single "Black Confetti", Dreamers announced that drummer Jacob Lee Wick would be leaving the band.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb0qCFdPD0K/
On June 2, 2023, the band announced that they would be leaving the Dodging Sunshine tour prematurely due to a family emergency.https://twitter.com/dreamersjoinus/status/1664648578571337728?s=46&t=PLhhRoSgmo0Oh-ygKjzguw {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
Band members
- Nick Wold – lead vocals, guitar
- Marc Nelson - bass
- Jessica Goodwin (touring member) - drummer
- Ari Tibi (touring member) - instrumentalist
Performances
Dreamers were selected to open for Stone Temple Pilots on their US tour in April and May 2015, at venues including The Fillmore in San Francisco, Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, House of Blues in Chicago, Irving Plaza in New York City and at SunFest in West Palm Beach. They were picked out of 500 bands who submitted to be the opener.Troy Reimink, [http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/22/mo-pop-band-spotlight-dreamers/30487751/ "Mo Pop band spotlight: Dreamers,"] Detroit Free Press, July 22, 2015.
From December 2015 through April 2016, Dreamers went on tour across North America. This included their first foray into Canada, where they co-headlined with Arkells, joining the band onstage to perform a cover of George Harrison's version of "Got My Mind Set on You". The bands also covered David Bowie's "Modern Love" together,Song River, [http://www.notey.com/@yabyumwest_unofficial/external/9983530/speaking-with-song-nick-wold-of-dreamers.html "Speaking with Song: Nick Wold of Dreamers,"] Yab Yum, March 8, 2016. and Dreamers have separately covered Blind Melon's "No Rain".Adrien Begrand, [http://www.popmatters.com/post/196776-dreamers-no-rain-blind-melon-cover-video-premiere/ "Dreamers – 'No Rain (Blind Melon Cover)',"] PopMatters, August 26, 2015.
Dreamers have also played with Atlas Genius, Civil Twilight, The Airborne Toxic Event, The Mowgli's, Young Rising Sons, The Vaccines, Weezer, Catfish and the Bottlemen, and All Time Low. They played Lollapalooza 2016 in Chicago, and have also put in appearances at Bumbershoot, Firefly, and Coachella along the way, and they went on a full US tour with The Griswolds in 2017 as well as with Night Riots in support of The Maine later that year.Kirsten Spruch, [http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/12-8-2016/baeble-first-play-dreamers-game-tastic-video-for-sweet-disaster.html "DREAMERS' Game-tastic Video for 'Sweet Disaster',"] Baeble, December 8, 2016. In 2018, they joined New Politics, alongside The Wrecks, on their Lost In Translation tour, named after their third album. In the fall of 2018, Dreamers went on their first US headlining tour with Weathers, Morgxn, and Rad Horror.{{cite web |title=Cosmic, Alt-Rock Trio DREAMERS Releases Track "Screws": Listen |url=https://vergecampus.com/2018/06/cosmic-alt-rock-trio-dreamers-releases-track-screws/ |website=vergecampus.com |accessdate=17 July 2018}} February and March 2019 took them on a multi-city trip around the States for the North American leg of You Me At Six's international tour for their album VI. In 2019, they opened for Dirty Heads and 311.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:13em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Notes |
| scope="row"| This Album Does Not Exist
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| scope="row"| Launch Fly Land
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=Extended plays=
=Singles=
==As lead artists==
==As featuring artists==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em; font-size:90%;"| US Alt. {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamers/chart-history/mrt/|title=Dreamers Chart History: Alternative Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 24, 2023}} |
| scope="row" | "I Wanna Be Your High" (Chad Tepper featuring Dreamers) | 2020 | 35 | {{TBA}} |
| scope="row" | "Clean Laundry" (Transviolet featuring Dreamers) | 2021 | — | {{TBA}} |
=Music videos=
- "My Little Match" (2014, dir. Micah Weisberg & Bill Dvorak)
- "Waste My Night" (2014, did. Frank Young)
- "Wolves (You Got Me)" (2015, dir. Nikolai Vanyo)
- "Shooting Shadows" (2015, dir. Frank Young)
- "Drugs" (2016, dir. Frank Young)
- "Sweet Disaster" (2017, dir. Nic Collins)
- "Painkiller" (2017)
- "Screws" (2018, dir. Nick Wold) - [feat. cameos from members of Papa Roach, The Griswolds, Joywave, The Mowgli's, Mainland, Weathers, Rad Horror, Gnash, Morgxn, Matt Pinfield, as well as a screeching DeLorean (time machine)]
- "Die Happy" (2019, dir. Nick Wold)
- "Desensitize" (2019, dir. Phil Knott)
- "Heat Seeker" (2020, dir. Nick Wold)
- "Heat Seeker" ft. grandson (2020, dir. Andrew William Ralph)
- "True Crime" ft. DeathbyRomy (2020, dir. Jared Asher Harris)
- "Still Not Dead" ft. American Teeth, Wes Period (2021, dir. Joe Striff)
- "Palm Reader" ft. Big Boi, UPSAHL (2021, dir. Samuel Halleen and Joe Striffler)
- "Body Language" (2022, dir. Joe Mischo)
= Collaborations =
- Featured on Micky James' single "Rest of the Best" (November 2018, Dirty Canvas Records)
=Notes=
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dreamersuniverse.com}}
- Instagram.com/dreamersjoinus
- [https://mobile.twitter.com/dreamersjoinus twitter.com/dreamersjoinus]
- open.spotify.com/artist/1FgsVeOhRYuSw2ghkIXV0A
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