Taking their name from a Jorge Luis Borges poem, Dreamtigers whip up a stomping, swirling sound, composed of equal parts folk-rock harmony singing and indie rock guitar playing. On their debut album, Wishing Well, the guys get a little help from their friends, with Polar Bear Club, Caspian and Balmorhea all making guest appearances. The real stars of the show, though, are songwriters Jake Woodruff and Andrew Gary, who formed the band in Boston several years back.
Before Wishing Well hits the pavement on February 25, listen to “Never Know,” a song that shows off the band’s influences.
“‘Never Know’ started as a bonus song that we’d work on for fun at the end of the writing sessions,” Woodruff explains. “We just started playing and it sort of wrote itself. I think it hints at our punk and emo roots a little more than the rest of the record. The lyrics refer to something very specific, but the process gives them a double, slightly tongue-in-cheek, meaning.”