New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Brooklyn's dream-pop duo, The
Dream Eaters, teamed up with The Revue yesterday for the release of their single "Dead On The Inside". It's an unforgettable melody, full of unabashed emotion and passion, with beautiful harmonies and hauntingly reflective lyrics.
"Dead On The Inside" comes as the first single off The
Dream Eaters album We Are A Curse, scheduled for release on April 14. "Dead On The Inside was one of the first songs that we knew would definitely be on the album," shared Jake Zavracky. "But, it also seemed all too relevant after the election. It was supposed to have gone later in the album but we thought there was no better way to sum up the way that everyone was feeling at that time, so it went first." As The Revue commented, "Dead On The Inside might be the most stunning and gorgeous protest song you will ever hear. Leave it to a band from New York City to give us a powerful and memorable number that will haunt our minds, steal our hearts, and motivate us to do more."
They had additional vocalists chime in, including
Amanda Khiri (Sinkane), a former bandmate of Zavracky's, to build an epic gospel-ish vibe, nurturing the opening track from soft whispers to a crescendo of swelling vocal harmony. "Dead On The Inside focuses on getting lost, coming unmoored; living in a murky dream," said Zavracky, "slowly building, almost like a Righteous brothers song." It's the first introduction to a glimmering world of musical escapism and release, with the first two singles providing a one-two punch, and the rest of the album "getting much weirder and more challenging from there."
While an immediate hit from the start, the recording process for "Dead On the Inside" wasn't always so clear - the final version was the 47th adaptation, though the vocals were kept from the first session, recorded by Dan Kramer at King
Killer Studios in Brooklyn.
We Are A
Curse is available for pre-order in digital and physical CD format now on Bandcamp.
