Books Of Moods – Dreams

Books Of Moods released one of the finest indie songs you could stumble upon on the contemporary music scene. This outstanding French band based in Paris has positioned itself as one of the leading acts not only on the local but also a global musical landscape thanks to its ability to break all the rules and shapeshift the boundaries of so many music genres at once. “Dreams” perhaps embraces all the fundamentals of indie rock music, but as usual, there’s more than meets the eye once you dive deeper into the song’s core. These experienced musicians incorporated all the finest properties borrowed from art rock, power pop, dream pop, indie pop, alternative, soft rock, and who knows how many other styles to elevate their tracks to new heights. These sonic ingredients unquestionably serve as more than necessary enhancements, accentuations, decorations, and other details that uplift every segment of this number to an entirely new level while the band remains loyal to the primary sonic direction. Therefore, “Dreams” shines with a sound quality that meets all the trends in contemporary music production yet also resonates with a subtle touch of nostalgia that will immediately appeal to the broader auditorium. Lyrically, it captures the euphoria of falling in love. It vividly explores various sentiments, moods, and situations, making “Dreams” a highly relatable composition.

As soon as you press play, “Dreams” wraps around your listening apparatus with all those marvelous guitar works and refuses to let go long after his song ends. The comprehensive collection of interplays between several layers creates a rich and luxuriant sonic backdrop for all the vocals to shine upon. You’ll notice all those jangly, angular, reverby chord progressions, harmonies, melodies, and themes. Each segment arrives with impressive guitar works that not only create a calm, soothing, relaxing, ethereal ambiance but also provide complexity to an already intricate structure. Also, it’s good to mention that Books Of Moods expertly combined acoustic and electric guitars throughout the entire song and this diversity suits them well. You’ll also hear all those marvelous synth works lurking over the top, contributing even more detail with mesmerizing sequences, ambiance, harmonies, and melodies. This instrumental backdrop becomes even more complex as the song approaches the end. The soulful, passionate, sincere, confident, emotional, and powerful vocals elevate everything to new heights, command attention, and guide the listening apparatus from scratch to finish. These calm vocal harmonies glide over all those low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing everything Books Of Moods intended to achieve with this track. Besides decorating all those segments and orchestrations, these vocal harmonies also contribute emotional depth to this number. There are also additional back vocals and singalong, giving a more anthemic feel to it.

Of course, this composition wouldn’t sound this good without an equally impressive rhythm section. You’ll notice how all those detailed, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines rumble beneath the guitar works, providing more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth while serving as a glue between all those orchestrations and rhythmic patterns. These low-ends are rich, deep, dense, and heavy, contributing more power to this exceptional composition. In the meantime, excellent drumming performance based upon cleverly assembled, expertly performed, well-accentuated, energetic beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics keeps all the instrumentations in line while dictating groove and pace. Each instrument has its place and purpose in this sonic equation, making “Dreams” such an incredible composition worth spinning over again. Books Of Moods undoubtedly change the course of modern indie music with this track. “Dreams” carries everything you dearly love about this longevous genre but also infuses each segment with those additional elements that make this composition so catchy, memorable, engaging, exciting, and fresh. It’s one of those tracks that immediately gets under your skin, refusing to let go even after the last vocal harmony, chord progression, and beat fade away. Therefore, you should immediately place this masterpiece on your music radar. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!