Dreamers – “No Rain (Blind Melon cover)” (video) (premiere)

Brooklyn indie rock trio Dreamers put out their very good, and aptly named new EP E.P. early this year. Since then, though, they were afforded the opportunity to record in iconic Fairfax Recording Studio, formerly Sound City, where innumerable legendary albums were recorded. One of the tracks the band chose to play was Blind Melon’s 1992 classic “No Rain”; only this time, they alter the song’s mood significantly, with fascinating results.

“Recording in a place like sound city where so many classic albums were made is really inspiring,” the band tells PopMatters. “You can feel the ghosts of great moments in the room; everything from Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac to Rage Against The Machine and Blind Melon. Blind Melon’s song ‘No Rain’ sounds like such a happy jaunt but the lyrics are actually kind of existential and sad when yo listen to them. We decided to do our own take on it and capture some of that feeling.”

Dreamers’ E.P. is out now. Purchase it via iTunes. Catch them on tour:

8/28: Denver, CO @ Riot Festival

8/29: Durango, CO @ San Juan Brewfest

8/30: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent !

9/2: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues !

9/11: Chicago, IL @ Riot Festival

9/15: Richmond, VA @ The National !

9/16: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa !

9/18: San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

9/19: Rochester, NY @ Rochester Music Hall !

9/22: Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom *

9/23: Toronto, ON @ Modclub !

9/24: New York, NY Irving Plaza *

9/25: Boston, Ma Orpheum*

9/26: Philadelphia, PA Keswick Theater *

9/28: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall !

10/9: Sacramento, CA Harlow’s ~

10/10: San Francisco, CA Brick & Mortar Music Hall ~

10/12: Portland, OR Mississippi Studios ~

10/13: Seattle, WA The Crocodile ~

10/14: Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret ~

10/15: Spokane, WA The Bartlett ~

! w. Atlas Genius

~ w. Civil Twilight

* w. The Airborne Toxic Event