Album Title: “Dream Homes”
Release Date: Late June, 2009
Label: No Idea Records

Adam – Bass/Vocals
Zack – Guitar/Vocals
Brad – Drums
Brett – Guitar/Vocals

Have you ever held a conch shell up to your ear so you can hear the ocean’s quiet roar? This DEAR LANDLORD record is kinda like that, but instead you’ve woken up bleary-eyed on a dirty couch, stumbled out the front door into the brightly burning 2PM sun, found an empty 40 oz bottle laying in the dirt and held it up to your ear. The echoes of last night’s blackout pour forth and suddenly foggy memories snap sharply into focus. Pangs of regret stab you in the gut like a knife to the back and you start to wonder where it all went wrong. DEAR LANDLORD are here to remind you. Bordering on super-group status with members of Illinois power-pop masterminds THE COPYRIGHTS and Minneapolis Weasel-worshippers RIVETHEAD, they carry the torch high, burning brightest when they step to the mic together for anthemic choruses cut by snotty leads and broken wrists flying at breakneck speeds. Sign up and cast off, because if you’re holding this in your hands you’re probably as fucked as them. You just don’t know it yet.

“Equal parts Rivethead and The Copyrights (literally), this band is a fucking powerhouse. I’m calling it pop punk, but with more raw power than 1-4-5. They’ve also figured out a nice loophole to the eternal “do we want to double our vocals when we record?” by having up to three dudes (again, who can belt ‘em out) all singing at once at times. We’ve got a strong contestant for best band of the year.” – Joe Evans III, Razorcake

“Dear Landlord plays what sounds like an even better—if you can imagine it—continuation of Rivethead without all of the forty-five second songs. Strong group vocals and depressing choruses are the order of the day, and you’ll find yourself singing along to sickness in no time.” – Dave Dillon, Razorcake

“Doubled up gruff vocalists, urgent lyrics, stop-n-go driving rhythms and some slick guitar riffage make for some awesome tunes.” – Somebody at It’s Alive Records