Dreams Come True

Dreams Come True

The work of Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor in collaboration with Twin Shadow’s George Lewis, Jr. as Cant is a musically adventurous trip into quirky rhythms, manipulated instrumentation and wild and wooly vocals. Though Taylor’s musical work with Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles, and, especially, his production work with Dirty Projectors, Morning Benders and Twin Shadow suggests he’s capable of a complex and varied album, hearing Dreams Come True is still an unexpected pleasure. “The Edge” is the closest Taylor comes to a sedate, accessible ballad. “Bang” is an experimental meditative piece one might expect from Robert Wyatt. “Brokencollar” is a brief instrumental break that sounds like someone stayed at the party beyond its end. The material was written and recorded in a week and a half in a bedroom connected to the former recording studio where Grizzly Bear recorded Veckatimest. Yet, at times, it reaches for the stars. The title track emulates a rocket blast. “Rises Silent” trips out with stumbling beats and textures that sound like they’re transmitting from another galaxy. Heady, weird stuff.