The Dream Syndicate Look For Debuts After Receiving Praise From Pitchfork

The Dream Syndicate is back with their first LP in almost 30 years, and the world of college and community radio has responded passionately by making How Did I Find Myself Here? the second-most added album on the NACC chart last week! Thanks to all the stations who are spinning the record – help it off to a good debut this week!

According to Pitchfork, the band’s 1982 debut album The Days of Wine and Roses is a “timeless” classic that has never been followed up properly – until now. Says the site, “this reunion record could be considered that debut’s rightful follow-up, at least in spirit. If The Dream Syndicate ended their career the first time on an unfinished note, then How Did I Find Myself Here? perhaps opens up, after three decades, a hopeful new chapter.” The band sounds “revitalized” on the LP, writes the website, and “wisely branches out a bit musically and lyrically” from the music on their previous releases. However, also Pitchfork notes the presence of “some elements of the band’s peak circa ’82, as evident on a couple of the moody rockers: the turbulent and punk-driven ‘The Circle;’ the exhilarating ‘Out of My Head,” with its sheets of bruising and abrasive guitar; and “80 West,’ a dark road tale seemingly inspired by a 1950s crime pulp novel.” Read the full review right here, and get the album started now.