Dreams Forever Drowning were a band from New York, active from 2001 to 2004. Their sound is an eclectic mash up of early 2000s emo pop and influences from screamo and hardcore. The songs can turn on a dime, going from pretty standard emo pop to straight up hardcore within seconds, often changing multiple times within the same song. A review at the time said it was an interesting combination but one that didn't necessarily gel all that well, and I tend to agree. The styles don't always blend and some of the songs feel like multiple songs awkwardly crammed together instead of proper hybrids. That being said, it's still an interesting album and if the band had kept putting out music I think they may have smoothed things out, as evidenced by an unreleased EP from 2004 which is a little more cohesive.
The band supposedly did three releases: a demo, the Entire Parts Never To Be Left Incomplete EP in 2002, and the 2004 unreleased four-track EP. I have the 2002 EP and the 2004 EP on offer, but as of yet haven't found the demo.
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