DRÆMINGS

Like all great bands, DRÆMINGS began as an outlet for heartbreak – the opening track of their debut EP, Nevada, repeatedly pleads “oh stay with me / please stay with me” – and has spent the last several years evolving from vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and sometimes-producer Kimi Recor’s alter ego into a tightly knit band of four with a complete disregard for genre definitions and a penchant for elaborate set design and dramatic performances.

Recor started DRÆMINGS as a solo project in 2012 and wrote, recorded, and produced the five-song Nevada EP over the span of a weekend. It was the first time she had ever released music on her own, rather than as part of a band (of which she had been a member of many). Not long after posting the lo-fi dream pop collection on Soundcloud, she signed to Sumerian Records as their first foray outside of the hard rock and metal world. It took over two years after its completion for DRÆMINGS’ sole Sumerian release, the full-length The Eternal Lonesome, to see the light of day. Recor celebrated the birth of the record with a sold out show at The Echo and a full west coast tour (including an opening slot for Juliette Lewis), and set her sights on changing DRÆMINGS' story.

Their 2017 self-titled EP was akin to a rebirth for DRÆMINGS. Its new evolution brought Recor back to her band-oriented roots and the band returned to being independent for the release of the EP and subsequent singles "Loveless," "Stay Up All Night" and "Siamese Flame."