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"Bursting with Beatlesque harmonies and chunky '70s grooves (check out the horn work on `Wake Up Irene'), the Don Was-produced Mommyheads is a fab intro to these up-and-comers." -- Entertainment Weekly "Plaintive, genuine pop music featuring superb vocals and great arrangements." -- Babysue "Put simply, it is a sorry shame that this [band] did not receive greater recognition at the time of its release and any fan of power pop, progrock, or indie pop should make every effort to search out this superlative [band]." -- All Music Guide First Mommyheads album in 10 years! Last album was the self-titled Geffen release in 1997, produced by Don Was. You're Not a Dream features the same lineup, and the same great pop music. The Mommyheads released five albums between 1989 and 1997, each on a different label and each marking the upward progression of the band, from inchoate Beefheart-esque odd pop to a solid boom of Beatlesesque grandeur. This new album sees the band in top form and is a perfect complement to the Geffen release. The band will play a string of shows in September, culminating in their appearance at Portland's MusicFestNW. The Mommyheads were an American indie pop band circa 1987-1998. Starting in New York City as the brainchild of singer Adam Cohen (later changed to Adam Elk), the band produced a string of quirky and highly inventive releases on various independent labels, most notably Simple Machines. Their music has been compared to XTC. They relocated to San Francisco in 1990, released one of the best pop albums of the decade--Bingham's Hole--in the mid-'90s, and were subsequently signed to Geffen Records in 1997, producing a single album for the label before breaking up in 1998.