Dreams For Somebody

Recorded in 2025 between Preston and London, Dreams For Somebody Else hears home recordings blur with studio production from LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip’s Al Doyle, whose electronic credentials signify a new chapter for the band, expanding the dark-hued dreampop of their debut into a more electronic, club-adjacent sound.

Through this new lens, the band harnesses repetitive structures to channel the catharsis of dance music while exploring themes of isolation, dissociation and identity - drawing inspiration from Annie Ernaux’s The Years. “Whilst recording the songs for ‘Dreams For Somebody Else’, we really connected with the concept of Annie Ernaux’s book, ‘The Years’ - a ‘collective autobiography’ pieced together from mismatched fragments from her past, conjuring the effect that she’s merely an observer of her own life. This concept merges into the White Flowers world, where time, rather than being restrictive, is fluid and boundless, with our music existing as an endless conversation with versions of ourselves at different stages of our lives.”

“The album has that same feeling of disassociating from your own life, because you’re just blending into everyone else”, the band explains. “There’s a sadness there, because it’s as if you’re looking back on things that happened to you, and they feel like they don’t belong to you anymore”. It’s the dull ache of nostalgia intertwined with a sense of wonder at what could lie ahead - the hopeful optimism and endless loss that defines the human experience. “It’s this idea of identity not being a fixed thing, but something that’s always changing. It’s a fluid thing, similar to time. Things aren’t really fixed, but rather in a constant state of change. It’s important to remember that we’re all going through that.”

Dreams For Somebody Else follows the release of White Flowers’ debut album Day By Day, 2020 (charting within the Top 20 in the UK Vinyl & UK Independent Charts, and No. 30 in the Album Charts), Within a Dream EP, 2021 and Are You EP, 2021. The band have toured UK and Europe with Beach House, Just Mustard and Doves, supported artists including Echo & The Bunnymen, and played a string of sold out headline shows across the UK. They’ve gained support from the likes of BBC Radio 6, NTS, MOJO, Uncut, Clash and many more, and have consolidated a strong following through their carefully crafted aesthetic and sound.