Artist description Perpetual Dream Theory’s music has been described as a completed jigsaw puzzle—every piece fits exactly into place. A layered, yet ultimately cohesive sound is what this foursome from Vancouver has achieved with their finely-crafted debut release, Now or Never. The fluid, ethereal melodies of singer Eryn Holbrook and guitarist Gordon Breckenridge resonate against a backdrop of unexpected, dynamic rhythms provided by bassist Todd Holbrook and percussionist Shawn Killaly. Resisting clich�, Eryn Holbrook lyrically explores the essence of human experience with songs that read like poetry. As one reviewer noted, “this is not a CD you listen to so much as an experience you become involved in.” In live performances, the band takes its listeners on an intimate journey, traversing the landscape of emotion. Their success lies in the simple fact that, rather than presenting a predictable, formulaic sound, Perpetual Dream Theory generously “offers you something you haven’t been offered before.”

Music Style EclecticAcousticElectric.

Musical Influences radiohead.pink floyd.tori.sarah.beatles.portishead.goodstuff.rose chronicles.sanfranbandscene1960's.veda hille

Similar Artists radiohead.tori amos.rose chronicles.sarah mclachlan.jefferson airplane.veda hille

Group Members Eryn Holbrook / Gordon Breckenridge / Todd Holbrook / Shawn Killaly

Albums Now Or Never / In The Alibi Room

Press Reviews Review of Now or Never Good Girl magazine, Spring 2003 By Nicole Ottenbreit Perpetual Dream Theory's first full-length release, Now or Never, has been compared to the dreamy melodic soundscapes of Radiohead. It's true that both bands create music that is richly textured and almost subliminal at times, but I would make one distinction: while Radiohead's atmospheric music sometimes makes me feel like I'm floating alone in outer space, the music of Perpetual Dream Theory takes its listener on a journey, with kindred souls, through inner space. These songs take you down unfamiliar paths through the range of human emotions, and—as with all great songs—you don't need to know exactly who or what each song is about to find your own emotional common ground. You can trust PDT to take you somewhere unusual yet somehow familiar, to offer you something you haven't been offered before, and then gently bring you back. Alternately earthy and ethereal, Eryn Holbrook's soaring vocals (which remind me ever so slightly of Kristy Thirsk's, of the defunct Rose Chronicles) carry these well-crafted songs from the album's opening, "Breathe In" through to its gentle closing, "Breathe Out". Layered with sweet harmonies, unusual sounds and textures, Now or Never is an album you can listen to again and again and always discover something new. There is a delicious eerie-ness to some of Holbrook's piano pieces I love, particularly in the opening to the song "Now or Never", which makes me feel as though I've opened a music box in an empty, and possibly haunted, house. Lyrically, both Gordon Breckenridge and Eryn Holbrook write songs that convey a deep understanding of the subtleties in relationships, and the powerful statements that remain unsaid. This is true in "Setting Sun", which Breckenridge leads through to the first chorus with gentle sincerity ("I don't know how to talk to you, I don't know what to say/So I sink to the bottom and slowly fade away") and in "Imaginary Places", where Holbrook expresses a whorl of conflicting emotions ("Paint my room but don't get in my bed/Some things are better left unsettled" and my favourite lyric, "I'm hoping this counts as good karma in the next world/Cause in the next world it's not so far"). All in all, Now or Never is an impressive accomplishment, and an inspiration to independent musicians everywhere. Except for "Pandora's Box", composed by Vancouver singer/songwriter Leah Abramson, all songs on Now or Never were written entirely by PDT, the album was recorded and mastered by Gordon Breckenridge and Todd Holbrook in Dreamtheory Studios (that is, the Holbrook's basement), and even the CD cover was designed by Eryn. Lyrics, streams, MP3s and CDs are available on the band's website at www.dreamtheory.net. If you happen to live in the Vancouver area, you can also pick up Now or Never at Zulu Records. For more visit http://www.dreamtheory.net/reviews.htm

Location Vancouver, BC - Canada

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