Nashville-based artist Dreamer Boy has released the video for his latest single, “Puppy Dog.” Watch the video now below.
’Puppy Dog’ is a moment in time for me,” Dreamer Boy told The FADER. “I opened every show of the Clairo tour with it and the release came right in the middle of my first project and my second. I wanted this song and now the video we’ve made to be a world of its own. I want this portrayal of Dreamer Boy to feel like a specific character unique to this song. Everything from the wardrobe, props and extras were intentional in building that recognition. I was inspired by 90s fisheye videos and Wes Anderson’s trademark character/wardrobe design. The masks were the first idea and everything started to make sense from there. This was such a fun video to make with my best friends playing the supporting roles of the extras and my right hand creative partner Adam shooting it.”
Dreamer Boy is the brainchild and musical project of Belmont grad Zach Taylor, along with his producer Bobby Knepper, creative director Adam Alonzo, and manager Cody Clark. Together, their dreamy, soulful indie pop sound shows a unique and special side to the Nashville music scene.
“Puppy Dog,” his first release with Slow Play and Caroline, arrives on the heels of his 2018 indie breakout album Love, Nostalgia, which Dreamer Boy supported heavily on the road in 2019, teaming up with Still Woozy for two separate tours, as well a run with Omar Apollo and another with The Marias. Among a tracklisting of fan favorites, “Falling for the Wrong One” cracked 3.8 million Spotify streams as “Lavender” and “Orange Girl” neared the 1 million-mark.
Of the record, OnesToWatch wrote, “If ever you need an escape from the confines of reality, then Dreamer Boy’s debut album Love, Nostalgia, is the multi-dimensional narrative of summer romance and teenage dreams,” and Milk.xyz dubbed it, “a combination of simple recollections and poetic storytelling that will leave you with ethereal energy.” Offering their praise, Elevator Magazine summed it up as “one of the best albums I have heard this year.”