DREAMERS
Nov 13, 2020
“True Crime” is the latest track from DREAMERS. It features the dark-pop provocateur DeathbyRomy. The song is a hook-ridden story of love and betrayal set in the dark magic of New Orleans. The track was co-written and produced by Joywave’s Dan Armbruster and Sir Sly’s Jason Suwito. It is out now via Hollywood Records. “True Crime” is the follow-up to “Heat Seeker” ft. grandson and the band’s Top 10 alternative hit “Die Happy.”
“We considered taking this week off of music due to this historic election. But we decided we have to keep the show going,” says Dreamers lead singer/guitarist Nick Wold. “This song is not about politics, it’s about life, and we’ll always continue to make our noise no matter what’s happening in this crazy world. We’ve done constant messaging with headcount.org, Rock The Vote, and others to help encourage everyone to vote, and we hope we’ve made some small impact getting our friends out there to vote and not take this precious democracy for granted. This is a love song that takes place in New Orleans, a city I’ve fallen in love with after years of doing shows there. That place is like a jungle and so seductive, where the thick liquid heat and mixture of life brings out your animal nature. It has a decadent mix of Louisiana Voodoo, French, Spanish and West African flavors and people play music outside everywhere you go. As we bounced through the streets one night we met a male witch who taught us how to do an incantation asking the Santeria spirit Elegua for anything we wanted – we partook in the ritual and this song is inspired by that delirious encounter. I was in a relationship at the time and experiencing some conflict, and while I can’t share my exact wish, the ritual was an attempt to resolve it. That night inspired the song, which is about the terrible things – the “crimes” – that we can do to each other in the name of love.”
DREAMERS was formed in 2014 in New York. The band is currently made up of Nick Wold (lead vocals & guitar), Marc Nelson (bass, keyboard & vocals) and Jacob Lee Wick (drums & vocals). They have released two full-length albums; “This Album Does Not Exist” (2016) and “Launch Fly Land” (2019). They have also put out several EPs along the way.