Daydreamers’ Debut EP Catapults Listeners into a World of Purifying Fantasy
Just last year, four British musicians joined forces, hoping to create an emotionally vulnerable yet cathartic space in their musical world. With their first extended body of work, Daydreamers did just that, catapulting them closer towards mainstream success.
Band members Riley, Aurora, Jay, and Marco released their first-ever song in the spring. They went on to spend the summer supporting artists Kings of Leon and Pale Waves around the U.K. and amassing over 300 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify. Daydreamers went from fantasizing about starting a band to garnering support from Radio 1 almost instantly. But this rapid rise to success did not diminish the quality of their work. In fact, that pure excitement from a vigorous start only lent itself to a candid catalog of songs.
The first track of the self-titled EP opens with a sonic collage of speakers talking and theorizing about daydreaming. The final sentiment, “Would you say that you are addicted to daydreaming,” introduces the overarching theme of their debut: there is euphoria in feeling.
“Loving you is all I ever dream about,” they sing. This message transcends this one song and expands across the whole EP. In quippy lines like “ease our wicked minds” on “We Don’t Need to Do Forever,” the band leans into a complex theme of escaping into their daydreams while also reveling in their sometimes aching feelings.
They crafted the entire EP around playing it live. “We want to create a space where people are shouting back their feelings to us, and we’re all connecting,” the band said. Their desire to make these enormous emotions euphoric is clear. With overlaying synths and pleading vocals, the sound emanates a bittersweet hopefulness. Reminiscent of The 1975’s ability to take devastating scenarios and morph them into fantasy through intentional production choices, daydreamers uses sound to initiate catharsis.
Lyrically, the band wields simplicity. The ideas are effortless but evocative: “If you get low and you're needin' my touch/You can call me up, honey,” they sing on the third track, “Call Me Up.” They display strong storytelling capabilities throughout that reach a peak in the final song, “Beach House.”
“Take off your coat, throw your keys on the sofa/Look me in the eyes, say, ‘Boy, you should come closer,’” they sing, the lyrics flowing in rapid succession. Daydreamers place you in the room, something only a handful of musicians can truly achieve.
As they embark on their musical journey, tying their fanbase as closely together as they can, one thing is clear: Daydreamers center authenticity, enthusiasm, and unity in their ethos as a band.
