Accompanied by an artwork that’s got that innately uncanny and unnerving feeling, Dream of a Man in a Top Hat throw you into a flurry of hazy and fast paced guitars that slowly cascade into a melodic “I’ll be so alright”. The old-school stylised alternative rock outfit combines elements of psychedelia with jagged edges that come to life through an energy that permeates a sense of overwhelmingness. “I can’t tell if you’re the laughing kind” is sung with such presence even amidst its admitted and clear weirdness. There’s a symphonic collision of so many different elements on this project, an artful assembly line of electronic guitars in this psychedelic haze.
Dream of a Man in a Top Hat is a duo that’s every bit as wildly wacky and wonderful as the name would suggest.