{{for|the video game character|Mr. Dream (Punch-Out!!)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | genre = punk rock, rock music | years_active = {{Start date|2008}}–{{End date|2014}} | label = Godmode Records | website = [http://mrdreamland.us/ mrdreamland.us/] | current_members = Adam Moerder<br />Matt Morello<br />Nick Sylvester }}
'''Mr. Dream''' was an American punk rock music group. They released their debut album, ''Trash Hit'', on March 1, 2011. They released ''The Ultimate in Luxury'' as a "posthumous LP" on July 7, 2014, shortly after their breakup.
==History== Based in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Dream was composed of Adam Moerder (vocals, guitarist), Matt Morello (vocals, bass guitarist) and Nick Sylvester (drums, producer). Moerder has written several pieces for various publications, including ''The New Yorker'' and ''Pitchfork''.<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/bios/adam_moerder/search?contributorName=Adam%20Moerder Adam Moerder at Village Voice, Accessed February 4th, 2011</ref><ref>http://pitchfork.com/search/?query=Adam%20Moerder&search_type=extended&filters=albums Adam Moerder Pitchfork Reviews, Accessed February 4th, 2011</ref> Sylvester was a writer at the Village Voice and Pitchfork.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2006/03/03/nick_sylvester.php |title=Nick Sylvester Forced to Quit Pitchfork - Gothamist |accessdate=2011-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922053407/http://gothamist.com/2006/03/03/nick_sylvester.php |archivedate=2009-09-22 }} Nick Sylvester Forced to Quit Pitchfork</ref>
Moerder and Sylvester originally met while writing for the Harvard Lampoon.<ref>http://www.nypress.com/article-20535-mr-dream-vs-father-time.html Mr. Dream vs. Father Time</ref> Several years after graduating from college, Moerder, Sylvester and Morello had relocated to Brooklyn and started practicing and writing together as Mr. Dream. After self funding and utilizing the generosity of friends, the band started fund raising on Kickstarter. Raising over $3,000 from supporters, the band produced ''Mr. Dream Goes to Jail'', a four-song EP. Supporters received a vinyl copy of the EP.<ref>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1838474963/mr-dream-goes-to-jail-0 Mr. Dream Goes To Jail Kickstarter</ref>
The band performed with several different bands throughout the New York City area. Notably, Sleigh Bells, M.I.A. at Coco 66 in May 2010.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110628010641/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/05/photos_mia_join.php villagevoice.com] Photos: M.I.A. Joins Sleigh Bells and Mr. Dream At Friday's Sold-Out Coco 66 Show</ref> For promotion of ''Trash Hit'', they opened for CSS and Sleigh Bells in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, which marked the first time the band performed outside of New York City.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/mrdreamnyc/shows Mr. Dream Shows MySpace</ref> The band also opened for Archers of Loaf in New York in June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/04/21/mr-dream-to-open-for-archers-of-loaf-drummer-nick-sylvester-lists-his-five-favorite-archers-songs|title = Mr. Dream to Open for Archers of Loaf, Drummer Nick Sylvester Lists His Five Favorite Archers Songs|date = 21 April 2011}}</ref>
=== ''The Ultimate in Luxury'' (2014) === On October 23, 2013, Mr. Dream announced a new full-length album, ''The Ultimate in Luxury''. In a nod to Moerder and Sylvester's journalistic roots, the release date is scheduled for "TK". The first single released from the album was "Fringy Slider" which was described as having a sound similar to "an early Franz Ferdinand track."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1535721/mr-dream-fringy-slider/mp3s/|title=Mr. Dream – "Fringy Slider"|date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
''The Ultimate in Luxury'' was reviewed favorably, being called "slimy and sweet"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/stream-mr-dreams-ultimate-in-luxury-lp | title=Stream: Mr. Dream's Ultimate in Luxury LP | date=30 June 2014 }}</ref> and a "glamorously sardonic eulogy."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://recommendedlisten.com/post/91050444698/album-review-mr-dream-the-ultimate-in-luxury|title = Album Review: Mr. Dream - 'The Ultimate in Luxury'}}</ref> The album was made available for streaming on SoundCloud, and for sale as a cassette on the Godmode Records website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/news/mr-dream-break-share-final-album/ |title=Mr. Dream Break up, Share Final Album | Wondering Sound |access-date=2014-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708153438/http://www.wonderingsound.com/news/mr-dream-break-share-final-album/ |archive-date=2014-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The cassette also shipped with an option for an essay from one of the band's two writers, Moerder or Sylvester.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/stream-mr-dreams-ultimate-in-luxury-lp | title=Stream: Mr. Dream's Ultimate in Luxury LP | date=30 June 2014 }}</ref>
==Critical reception== Critical reception was largely favorable, with Stereogum listing them as one of their top 40 new bands of 2010 "because they write smart, ballsy songs."<ref>http://stereogum.com/485822/stereogum-40-best-new-bands-of-2010/franchises/listomania/ Stereogum Top 40 New Bands of 2010</ref> The Fader praised them as "an antidote to the pulseless navel-gazing of certain lo-fi softies of late" and also noted that they don't "suck," despite their music critic background.<ref>http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/mr-dream-scarred-for-life-mp3/ Mr. Dream, “Scarred for Life” MP3</ref> Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua also overcame his music critic fears and noted that the band created "brainy yet very physical rock music that is always desirable but generally scarce".<ref>http://www.fluxblog.org/2010/11/heaven-is-just-a-zipcode Heaven Is Just A Zipcode</ref> Mr. Dream was compared to Franz Ferdinand,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1535721/mr-dream-fringy-slider/mp3s/|title=Mr. Dream – "Fringy Slider"|date=23 October 2013}}</ref>The Jesus Lizard, Pixies,<ref>http://stereogum.com/485822/stereogum-40-best-new-bands-of-2010/franchises/listomania/ Stereogum Top 40 New Bands of 2010</ref> Hüsker Dü and The Wipers.<ref>http://www.nypress.com/article-20535-mr-dream-vs-father-time.html Mr. Dream vs. Father Time</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== * ''The Ultimate in Luxury'' (2014) * ''Fatherland'' (2012) * ''Trash Hit'' (2011) * ''No Girls Allowed'' (EP) (2010) * ''Mr. Dream Goes to Jail'' (EP) (2009)
===Demos=== * ''Criminal Record'' (2010)
===Singles=== * "Fringy Slider" (October 2013) * "What a Mess" (January 2012) * "The Room" (January 2012) * "Knuckle Sandwich" (February 2010) * "Scarred for Life" (July 2010) * "Learn the Language" (October 2010) * "Crime" (January 2011) * "Moneybags" (August 2011)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://mrdreamland.us/}}
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