North Carolina’s alternative rock band The Daydream District has released ‘American Hymnal’ as their latest single, available digitally via Golden Robot Records.
The Daydream District blend esoteric, neurotic lyrics with catchy sing-along choruses, with a keen pop sensibility peppered with revivalist 90s rock stylings.
Said to feature “vibrant performances and sing-along melodies” and being “matched in equal measure by their poignant yet humorous take on American consumerism, politics, and a potential future techno-apocalypse”, you can check that out for yourselves by checking out the video here at RAMzine.
‘New American Hymnal’ can be streamed/bought here.
The band from Raleigh, North Carolina in the USA is equal parts hard and pop-rock, with a twist of lemon, and the brainchild of husband-and-wife duo Scott and Jeni Ivey.
With the addition of Danny Sullivan on drums and Lou Tufillaro IV on bass they released the single ‘Hail Mary Martyrs’ – A song that flexed a muscle previously unseen in the band. The confident and hard-hitting rock track shows the band fully in their element, blending 90s rock idiosyncrasies with modern production.
Lyrically, ‘Hail Mary Martyrs’ is said to illustrate the throes of a 21st century existential crisis that someone like Fydor Dostoevsky might feel at home reading! You can get ‘Hail Mary Martyrs’ here and its follow-up single ‘Hello Sunshine’ here.
‘Hello Sunshine’ explored the band’s curiosity with cinematic soundscapes, while maintaining their 90s rock inspired melodies and sing-along choruses. This juxtaposed with themes of social perfection and the inadequacies should make for an intriguing and memorable listening experience.The band released its debut album, God Damned The Scatterbrain, in April 2021. It has been described by fans as “an album that flows with purpose and poise, and is filled with vibrant melodies – reminiscent of REM.”
In August 2021, The Daydream District then signed with Golden Robot Records. with with a cover of Eels’ ‘Novocaine For The Soul‘ being their first single, and still available here.
More recently, last June, released a single, in ‘A Made for TV Movie’ and you can check out the video for that ere at RAMzine also. In light of then-current world events and lamenting the thought of WW3, ‘A Made for TV Movie’ uses a ukulele, a catchy melody, and vibrant harmonies as a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.
