Written by: Jen Dan

Photo Credit: Daley Hake

L.A.-located alternative/indie rock quartet DreamVacation is set to release a new self-titled EP this summer that was produced by famed producer John Rausch (Florence and the Machine, Pink, Foxes). Get ready to be swept away by DreamVacation’s powerful, but melodic sound and emotive vocals from lead singer Ray Silva. He’s joined by Gerry Matthews (bass, backing vocals), Morgan Terrinoni (guitar), and Noah Alexander (drums).

DreamVacation has previously supported live acts such as Foster the People, Airborne Toxic Event, The War On Drugs, and Matt & Kim. The four-piece has also been successful in placing its songs in films and TV shows, including Shameless, Boston’s Finest, and Being Human.

The EP was written at a rehearsal space in downtown L.A. and recorded in Kingsize Soundlabs in Eagle Rock.  “L.A. is such a juxtaposition of opposing landscapes,” says Silva. “One minute you’re rolling through a really upscale area and the next you find yourself on 6th Ave passing the inner city refugee camps of the homeless.”

The band members’ personal stories over the last three years have been equally up and down. They’ve endured break-ups, deaths in the family, marriages falling apart, and living out of rehearsal spaces or cars. But through it all they learned to write as a group and forged ahead with crafting new material. Silva states, “We hope to inspire people to think and see things differently than they normally do.  And maybe even remember things they thought they forgot.  To feel more connected and sense that there is more kindness available than it seems.”

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