Raised in Brooklyn and now based in Baltimore, country rock band Crisco Dreams comprise of Charlie Perry, Miki Flores-Amper, Sam Tocci, Dean Freeman and Nicky Meara-Bainbridge. The band have a penchant for the loose and easy rhythms of country music, folk of the foot-tapping, finger-clicking variety, as highlighted by their latest album, Lovegrove, which was released back in January. As their bio puts it, the record shows Crisco Dreams as “just a couple of city slickers who blend country and rock music and channel the energy of magical spirits to write songs. Certified cowboys/ramblers.”
Lyrically, their songs perform the age-old combination of the genre, marrying themes of the serious and/or existential variety—heartbreak, loss and unrequited love—with a dusty, rollicking energy, the sense that everything will be just fine so long as the guitars keep strumming and the night does not end. As such, the mood veers somewhere between wistful and joyful, or perhaps both at once, a revelling in loneliness and heartache that marks the cowboy life.
We’re happy to share a brand new video for the single, ‘I Like Your Bed’. The name is appropriate for the sound, suggestive of the the playful aesthetic that permeates everything from the lyrics to the instrumentation, though beneath this lies a sentiment altogether more sincere and heartfelt. Here, the focus of a love is left unmentioned, though brought to life through a series of physical objects, items that take on a hallowed quality not through their own attributes but their connection with the person in question.
Lovegrove is out now and you can get it from the Crisco Dreams Bandcamp page.