The Dream Syndicate - These TimesThere are two phases of The Dream Syndicate. There was the band with revolving lineups that existed from 1982 to 1988 and made four albums including The Days of Wine and Roses and have influenced bands and delighted fans in the years since. And then theres the band that reunited in 2012 and is closing in on its seventh year with nary a lineup change. This 21st Century version of the Dream Syndicate released How Did I Find Myself Here in 2017 to

much like Different Class itself

A stunning take on the Beach Boys’ classic ‘God Only Knows’ is an undoubted highlight

bassist Richie Lee

the sessions featured Hermeto’s go-to ‘Paulista’ rhythm section of the day: Ze Eduardo

Deforming Lobes witnesses the blunt-force traumpact of The Freedom Band in full effect

It features T-Model Ford

nine of the twelve tracks were arranged by Johnny Harris

Known only for his incredibly rare electronic masterpiece ‰Û÷The Strange World of Bernard Fevre‰۪ and the even rarer ‰Û÷Earthmessage ‰Û÷as sampled by the Chemical Brothers on ‰Û÷Got Glint

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Silver vinyl with download code

‰ÛÏSun in the Sky‰۝ foregrounds cryptic lyrical dexterity over pop-classicist strum before gradually left-fielding into rhythmically supple

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