NO DREAM
by Jeff Rosenstock
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 May 2020
- Label: Quote Unquote, Polyvinyl, Polyvinyl Record Company
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:09
- Community rating: 3.89/5 from 17 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'NO DREAM' is a high-energy fusion of punk rock and power-pop, defined by its dense, layered instrumentation and anthemic, singalong choruses. Recorded to tape by producer Jack Shirley, the album captures a raw, organic sound that channels the band's live energy with overdriven guitars and dynamic shifts from frantic sprints to melodic passages. Rosenstock's songwriting confronts evergreen sociopolitical anxieties and personal dread with a characteristic blend of caustic humor and disarming sincerity, creating a work of cathartic and unexpectedly unifying punk.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, DIY, high-energy, raucous, confessional, infectious, fast, dynamic
Tracklist
- NO TIME (00:54)
- Nikes (Alt) (01:51)
- Scram! (02:51)
- N O D R E A M (03:50)
- State Line (02:59)
- f a m e (04:10)
- Leave It In The Sun (02:31)
- The Beauty Of Breathing (02:57)
- Old Crap (03:24)
- ***BNB (03:30)
- Monday At The Beach (00:56)
- Honeymoon Ashtray (04:28)
- Ohio Tpke (05:48)
Credits
- Dan Potthast - acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jeff Rosenstock - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, mixing, "n more"
- John DeDomenici - bass
- Mike Huguenor - guitars, vocals
- Kevin Higuchi - drums
- Chris Farren - keyboards, vocals (tracks 8 and 12)
- Laura Stevenson - vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7, 8 and 12)
- Lauren Brief - vocals (track 4), backing vocals, claps
- Bob Vielma - trombone (tracks 6, 10 and 13)
- Gilbert Armendariz - backing vocals, claps
- Angelina Banda - backing vocals, claps
- Sim Castro - backing vocals, claps
- Laura Hammond - backing vocals, claps
- Neil Sharma - backing vocals, claps
- Jack Shirley - recording, engineering, production, mixing, mastering
- Ben Levin - illustrations
- Hiro Tanaka - photography