From the opening synthesizer swell of the title track, Walking On A Dream establishes a palette that is unapologetically lush. The production is thick, reverb-drenched, and meticulously layered. It occupies a unique space between the disco-funk of MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular and the expansive art-rock of Mew. Littlemore’s background in electronic dance music provides a driving, rhythmic skeleton, while Steele’s falsetto floats ethereally over the top, often treated as just another texture in the sonic landscape.
A melodic, slightly darker ballad that blends acoustic strumming with "starry" keyboards. From the opening synthesizer swell of the title
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