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- Summary: The first release in five years for the Brooklyn rock band led by Michael Gerner features a new six-piece lineup.
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- Record Label: Mexican Summer
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival
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Mar 28, 2013An A.merican D.ream comes off like an updated version of the walking blues: heavy looks at heavy times, made all the heavier when the narrator is positioned somewhere between genius and mental breakdown.
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Mar 28, 2013This album doesn’t pack enough punches to provoke or demand a rebuttal, and given the length of VietNam’s hibernation after their debut, they may head straight back there if there’s no impetus to keep them in the spotlight.
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Mar 28, 2013An A.merican D.ream struts back into those alleyways, but devoid of any kind of humor.
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Mar 28, 2013As silly as the songs on an A.merican D.ream are, it is Gerner’s wincingly theatrical vocals that really take the album into the realm of unintentional comedy.