It Was All A Dream
It Was All A Dream (the new project from members of Peluché) announce debut EP Never Forget You Are Free due out 14th October via Some Other Planet and share new single 'Red Roses'.
On their new single, It Was All A Dream say: “‘Red Roses’ is a song that comes with a deep recognition that love exists within us. Wherever the love is directed, its home is where the heart is. We can give and receive love to others, and we can also enjoy the love we create for ourselves.This is a song dedicated to those who are healing from heartbreak, and a reminder that the more you nurture your red roses the more they will bloom.”
The pair met over a decade ago and have been playing music together ever since. Their band Peluché, who disbanded in 2019, released material via tastemaker labels Speedy Wunderground and One Little Independent. When Peluché disbanded, both Amy and Sophie found themselves in a creative drought. “We had both stopped playing instruments,” says Sophie. “Eventually we began pondering making music again and when discussing the situation with Amy's mum, she told us to ‘never forget you are free’. This really stuck with us as a reminder to create and follow our joy through any challenges that come our way,” she continues.
Never Forget You Are Free was written and recorded in 2021 and the record’s songs were influenced by the emotions the pair felt whilst in isolation during the COVID 19 pandemic. “We jammed with our masks as soon as we were allowed out of isolation. We didn’t want the pandemic to stop us, so we formed a little creative support bubble,” says Amy. Once the pair were reunited, ideas really began to flow. “Every time we met we made another two songs, we were like an open tap for creation! We had to tell ourselves to slow down or we would never get the chance to record them all. We must have about 50 iphone recordings of jams from that time,” she says.
Citing inspirations as diverse as Tony Allen, Nuyorican Soul, Mariah Carey, 90s RnB, garage and jungle, in their new project It Was All A Dream have made room for musical exploration. “We loved recording with Toby from Pozi. He has a unique perception of sound and melody that always encourages the best takes from us,” says Sophie.
