by Jesse Kelly
In his debut album, Love, Nostalgia, Dreamer Boy introduces the world to his “cowboy pop” universe. With the honesty and ardent longing of all good cowboy anthems, modernized to reflect today’s techno-centric culture, songs like “Falling for the Wrong One”, “Fever”, and “Dreamer” hit the mark. Those sentiments combined with the reliable beat and effervescent pleasure of pop on songs like “Solstice”, “Orange Girl”, and “Passport” make this record worthy of its newly-dubbed genre.
It’s love or nothing for Dreamer Boy, who has a penchant for cutting to the chase, with lines like “I’ve been waiting for your man to hop right out the frame” and “Let’s get naked”. A quick scroll through his Instagram, @dreamerboyblue, reveals exactly the kind of aesthetic one would expect after consuming his music. Equal parts hipster, western, and retro, Dreamer Boy knows who he is, and he’s creating a world to go along with it. So, go ahead and join him, you might just find yourself pining after that blue rhinestone cowboy get-up.
