Dreams of University
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Dreams of University
Dreams of University
(Awesomer)
To start, the obvious should be stated: This pop punk/emo nugget was not crafted nor intended for music fans in their thirties (such as yours truly). That's not a weakness; high school students from Burris and Cowan probably shouldn't be crafting albums for people in their thirties.
That said, for a younger set comfortable with Blink-182, All American Rejects, Fallout Boy, etc., Dreams of University captures the immediacy and energy of the genre while putting together a collection of songs of such craftsmanship that it's hard to believe none of these guys -- Logan Zimmerman, Sheldon Watts, Colin Cross, Brett Steadman and Zach Waters -- is old enough to vote.
And that's what makes Dreams of University special: Musically, this disc shows a group mature beyond its years. While many bands of the same genre or age group would probably create a disc with one or two hot tracks -- and the rest of the album filled with tracks that are pale imitations of the two better tracks -- Dreams isn't satisfied with that.
The biggest examples are the two ballads: Answering Machine and .... Many of the emo ilk feel the need to follow the formula, kicking in on the chorus with the entire band or switching from soft acoustic to loud distortion. Dreams of University reigns in those impulses, instead bringing in Elisabeth Ohly-Davis to play viola on Answering Machine and riding Steadman's gentle piano on .... It really makes the tracks stand out, both among the songs on the disc and compared to similar X103 fare.
When they turn it up and kick the pedals, Dreams holds up well again. Liar, You'll Never Know and Rest in Pieces all have some pulse-racing appeal.
Is the album brilliant or perfect? No. But the fellows from Dreams have set the bar pretty high on their first effort and establish themselves as a band with a future.
Standout tracks: Answering Machine, You'll Never Know, Rest in Pieces
Ben Kreider, All Access
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Check out Dreams of University live at their CD release party 8 p.m. May 4 at Cornerstone Center for the arts. Details on Page 3. - Muncie Star Press
Discography
The "Morning Rearrangement" EP was recently recorded at NADA studios in New York and was released April 7, 2009. The first single off the EP, "Lily Love" was released on ITunes February 3rd and has a radio add date of March 9th. Dreams of University's self-titled album features the single "You'll Never Know".
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Young..Energetic..Melodic...Powerful..Dreams of University create songs that rock your face, move your feet, grab your heart, and stick in your head.
Dreams of University recently had the honor of playing Warped Tour on the Kevin Says stage in 2009 and on the Ernie Ball stage in 2008. In 2007, they beat out 450 other bands to earn the honor of opening for Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is... at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Indianapolis. They have also been the featured artist on WZPL FM 99.5 Indianapolis.
www.myspace.com/dreamsofuniversity
UPDATE 12/2/09 –Placement on "Real World / Road Rules Challenge" on MTV
UPDATE 12/27/09
Placement on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"
* POP PUNK/SYNTH BAND FROM MUNCIE, INDIANA.
* RECORDED THEIR RECENT EP AT NADA STUDIOS IN NEW YORK (PRODUCED BY JON NACLERIO)
* SELECTED TO PLAY THE KEVIN SAYS STAGE AT WARPED TOUR IN 2009
* 450,000+ MYSPACE PLAYS
* 393.8% FAN GROWTH IN MONTH OF NOVEMBER (STATS FROM NEXTBIGSOUND.COM)
* PLAYED THE ERNIE BALL STAGE AT WARPED TOUR IN 2008
* CHOSEN BY FANS TO OPEN UP FOR FALL OUT BOY IN 2007 @ HONDA CIVIC TOUR IN INDY
* REGULARLY SELL OUT SHOWS IN VENUES ACROSS INDIANA (400 AT CD RELEASE SHOW)
* TOURED INDEPENDENTLY WITH TGL (LOBSTER RECORDS) AND FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER (RED LOTUS)
* “LILY LOVE” WAS RECENTLY THE #1 SINGLE FOR 2 WEEKS AT U. OF EVANSVILLE RADIO
* MEDIUM ROTATION ON 91.3 WCRD-FM MUNCIE
* FEATURED ON 99.5 WZPL (INDIANAPOLIS TOP 40 STATION)
* MUSIC USED ON MTV “ITS ON WITH ALEXA CHUNG”
* PLACED IN 17,000 MOVIE THEATRES ACROSS AMERICA - SONGS PLAYING BETWEEN MAJOR MOTION PICTURES
The band has played with, opened for, or toured with Fall Out Boy, The Academcy Is..., Sing It Loud, The White Tie Affair, A Rocket to the Moon, Carawae, Asteria, TGL, Friday Night Fever, Thee Armada, Making April, and many other amazing bands.
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