You're Dreaming

by The Cactus Blossoms

Overview

You're Dreaming, the 2016 album from the Minneapolis alt-country brotherly duo the Cactus Blossoms, is a bit of a throwback to a different time -- specifically, the spare, airy records of the '50s, where the production never got in the way of the songs or the voices. Harmonies are a specialty of the Cactus Blossoms. The duo pattern themselves after the candied interplay of the Everly Brothers, a sound that isn't heard enough in modern Americana, not even after a rash of Everly tributes appeared in the mid-2000s. Although the duo never attempt the barreling open chords that made the Everlys the foundation of hard rock, You're Dreaming is such a sweetly lazy affair that anything that rocked would seem out of place. This isn't to say the Cactus Blossoms avoid a speedy tempo. Occasionally, there's a bit of a train-track rhythm reminiscent of proto-country boogie and they can also swing like rockabilly cats, but things are kept hushed and gentle, a wise choice that helps You're Dreaming feel a bit like a hazy dream: a record that exists out of time but feels fresh in how it evokes portions of our collective past. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2016
Label:	Walkie Talkie Records
UPC:	0662582735918
Rank:	34014

Tracks

1. Stoplight Kisses
2. You're Dreaming
3. Queen of Them All
4. Clown Collector
5. Mississippi
6. Powder Blue
7. Change Your Ways or Die
8. If I Cant Win
9. No More Crying the Blues
10. Adi¿¿s Maria
11. Travelers Paradise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Cactus Blossoms   Primary Artist
Joel Paterson   Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Tyler Burkum   Guitar (Electric)
Beau Sample   Bass
JD McPherson   Guitar (Electric)
Jack Torrey   Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Page Burkum   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Alex Hall   Drums,Piano

Technical Credits

Paul Blakemore   Mastering
Nate Ryan   Photography
James Harrell   Composer
JD McPherson   Producer
Alton Lott   Composer
The Cactus Blossoms   Producer
Jack Torrey   Composer
Page Burkum   Composer
Alex Hall   Mixing,Engineer
Levi Stugelmeyer   Engineer