Dear Boy

LA's Dear Boy are a band I've been following for awhile now, since the release of their previous EP's and singles from the past several years. They have finally returned with their first proper full length, and based on the singles, we are in for more of their melodic and hook-filled 80s inspired post-punk/new wave and 90s dream pop/brit-pop sound, as evident by the title track and latest single "Forever Sometimes". The fact that the new album also features contributions from Day Wave, Hazel English, Rogue Wave, AFI & Ian Hultquist of Passion Pit, certainly adds to the anticipation around this release. If you're a fan of Day Wave and the work that Jackson Phillip has done with the many other bands he has collaborated with, you will definitely enjoy what's coming from Dear Boy. I've already heard 4 songs from the forthcoming LP (all can be streamed above), but I certainly look forward to now hearing them in proper sequence with the remaining 9 songs on the LP. This should make for a great fall soundtrack. More on this release soon.