Sophie's Floorboard: Dreamwell

Dreamwell are a five-piece screamo/post-hardcore band from Providence, Rhode Island that formed in 2016. I first heard this band when they released their sophomore album Modern Grostesque in 2021. Without a doubt that was one of my favourite screamo releases in recent years, as this band amalgamates such a wide variety of sounds into something so rich in detail, with cathartic performances and incredible lyricism with serious emotional depth to boot. The band blends the shimmering, ethereal guitars of post-rock with the hard-hitting rhythms and abrasion of a screamo act. They are one of the most vocally diverse bands in the genre, going through a wide variety of stylings that always fits the rise-and-fall dynamics of their songs, making each track feel essential and conducive to the whole.

Now they are back with a new project, In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You, which just came out via Prosethic Records. On just an initial listen, they have proven once again what makes them such a special and unique band, bringing the same melting pot of influence heard on previous albums and deliving into some new heavier, noisier, abrasive, and almost metalcore-y territory. It's going to be on regular rotation for the next, and if you have yet to hear this band, I implore you to do so. My poor and brief descriptions here are not doing them any justice, to be perfectly honest. This band is so far up this blog's alley is almost unbelieveable. I don't want to make comparisons here as Dreamwell truly do stand on your own, but if you're a fan of bands including Pianos Become The Teeth, Caravels, Gates, Funeral Diner, Suffocate For Fuck Sake, or Jeromes Dream, this might be the band of your dreams. Enjoy.