''I'm Only Dreaming'' is the fifth full-length album by the band

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. It was released on February 17, 2017, on

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. The album was produced by notable producer

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, and marked the band's first release following the departure of several original members, leaving cousins

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, and

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as the core members of the group for the first time. In September 2016, the band released their first song in over three years, "Defeatist", which marked the first song to be heard from the album. Dupree-Bemis mentioned via an interview that "Defeatist", along with several others from the album, were written predominately by Garron. The album charted at number 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 8 on the US Indie, number 15 on US Rock, and number 20 on Top Vinyl records – making it the group's highest-charting album to date in several categories.

Production (June–July 2016)

The group began production of their fifth studio album with

in June 2016 at the house of singer

, and

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frontman

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, in their hometown of Tyler, TX. The recording of this album marked the first time that Yip left his studio in

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, Studio 4 to produce a record. The album saw the group return to some of their pop-sensibility, featuring a more guitar-driven approach at the hands of

, and signature whimsical vocal style of DuPree-Bemis. The band's original drummer, Weston, recorded all drums for the album, though had no intentions to tour the record following his official departure from the band in 2015 to focus on family. The album concluded its production in early July 2016.

Title

During an interview with Garron, it was said that the album was named after

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song "I'm Only Sleeping", citing heavy influence from the band during the creation of ''I'm Only Dreaming''. The band's debut record ''

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'' was named as a reference to ''

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'', making the reference to The Beatles in-line with their early work. Dupree said of the title, "It felt like a lucid dream, one that I was afraid that I might wake up from, but I didn’t want lose that feeling. So I’m Only Dreaming sort of captured some of that hope, fear, and joy that I felt while making the record."

Track listing

Personnel

Songwriting

Instrumentation

– vocals *

– bass, guitar, keyboards *Weston DuPree – drums *

– additional vocals * Anthony Green – vocals ("Louder Than a Lion") *Christie DuPree – additional background vocals *

– additional percussion

Production

*Will Yip – production, engineering, mixing *Ryan Smith – mastering

References

{{Authority control Eisley albums 2017 albums Albums produced by Will Yip