Seraphina Lotkhamnga on September 26th, 2014

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Dream Boys, the jangle-pop quartet of Scotsman Wallace Meek and his American buddies Wayne Faler, Will Ivy and Mike La Franchi, immediately won our hearts with last year’s self-titled debut, and it sounds as if they’ll continue to build on the Sarah Records sound with their new 7-inch. Teaming with producer Lewis Pesacov, who has worked with artists such as Best Coast and FIDLAR (and most recently GNLTMN, Valley Queen, HOTT MT, Line & Circle, Run Things, Incan Abraham), Dream Boys stay true to their name, churning out another stellar dream-pop track for the record’s A-side. “Positive Arguments,” a song that cheekily references German philosopher Theodor Adorno (“Heavens forgive me / I’m Adorno’s puppet”), picks up where our last C86 compilation left off, with swirling guitars and reverb propelling listeners to a sonic happy place. Fusing a little SoCal sunshine into the Paisley Underground elements, Dream Boys have earned yet another spot next to those Teenage Fanclub and the La’s records. With “Postcard” as its B-side, the quartet’s “Positive Arguments” 7-inch is slated for a Sept. 30 release via White Iris.

||| Stream: “Positive Arguments”

||| Live: Dream Boys play tonight at the Echoplex with the Aislers Set and the Mantles. They also perform Sunday as part of Abbot Kinney Festival and will also be the Echo’s resident band for October.

||| Previously: “Born Yesterday”