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James Wyatt Crosby – “Same Dream Every Night”

“Same Dream Every Night” is the latest single off of James Wyatt Crosby‘s January 26 album, Happy Memories. We’ve previously covered a different song off of this album, “Ashamed” and liked what we heard back in October (and that hasn’t changed with his latest). A piano focused track, “Same Dream Every Night” is a perfect intro song for Happy Memories with a gradual crescendo throughout – building and adding in tasty drums, guitar and bass. JWC’s vocals are ethereal on their own, but with an added effect, they real turn into a dreamy motif. Falling somewhere betwixt dream pop and chillwave (with a dash of electronica), you’ll find a lot to enjoy here if you’re a fan of LCD Soundsystem, Men I Trust, or Spoon. You can hear “Same Dream Every Night” over on Spotify and you can let us know your thoughts on the track over on our socials.

James Wyatt Crosby – “Ashamed”

Toronto based musician James Wyatt Crosby sings about how shame should all feel the same in his new single, “Ashamed.” Released as a single at the end of September, it’s a fine guitar-forward track focusing on the vocals. With the unfortunate times we live in, shame and regret are rather in vogue. Crosby takes these fun feelings and crafts emotional yet hopeful call to action – are you passive in a relationship or have you done something unseemly and hurt someone you love? As JWC remarks on the song: “I guess you could say it’s a song about laziness and inaction…you can be ashamed about practically anything!” The vocals seem to be JWC as far as I can tell, but also sounds like an “Alvin and the Chipmunks” effect with the speed-up/slow down of his voice as compared to his other tracks (or it’s someone else entirely; either way the[...]