SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE DREAM EATERS – “MOOD PILLS”

THE DREAM EATERS – “MOOD PILLS”

INDEPENDENT

Since 2015, The Dream Eaters have evolved from a dream pop band into a full-on video art project with an extensive catalog of weird and darkly humorous music videos of their catchy pop songs, growing a cult fanbase. The duo started working together after vocalist Elizabeth LeBaron, originally from Calgary, started working at the same bar as singer/songwriter Jake Zavracky, originally from Boston, in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.

At face value, “mood pills” simply refers to a pill one takes to enhance their mood. The song deals with what that does to a relationship – how it affects the overall dynamic of a relationship when one person is taking a mood-altering drug and the sexual dysfunction that comes from taking psychiatric drugs.

ARTIST QUOTE

I had to choke back tears in order to be able to sing it during the recording process. Because of that, I knew that I should try and do it quickly before I lost that emotion. So it’s very emotional to me.

When I was recording it, I was thinking it was really super poppy, like almost embarrassingly so, and my usual instinct is to try and do things to toughen up a song. But this time I just let it be what it was, and I think we managed to keep it pretty raw, even though it does sound very 80s, like Journey at times.

The Dream Eaters
mood pills
(Independent)
Release Date: November 29, 2023

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