At once lyrically comforting and musically pushy, j u l i a d r e a m successfully mixes disturbance with consolation. Driven by guitars that tease before they payoff with punches, rhythm that rocks like a night in a waterbed, and vocals that vamp on the skinny bridge between pop and prog rock, Portland's j u l i a d r e a m slowly stirs the spirit with summery melodies, while it pushes the flesh to move a little faster, a little longer.

Reminiscant of summers in the woods, and winters in warm bars j u l i a d r e a m's split personality gives hope that by digging in and daydreaming hard, we can all achieve more than one dimension.