Our new album “Dreamers of the Golden Dream (Vol. 1)” is slated for release on February 27, on Vfib. We look forward to sharing it with you. Look for vinyl pre-ordering in the very near future.
Recorded at The Woods studio near Woodstock, NY, Dreamers is the fifth album from Two Dark Birds—exploratory, dense, hook-driven, moody, exhilarated, comic, and open-hearted. Lyrically, it seeks out the meeting point between the inner life and the wider world. Musically, it’s boldly eclectic yet always swinging for the fences.
“Girl of Summer” sets the tone: a poignant portrait of a single moment—this moment, the forever-moment—radiating outward. “Good Boy Good” follows as a hook-laden pop gem (imagine Nick Lowe meets Spoon at Abbey Road), a rare salute to do-right guys. “Born to Fall” unfolds as a story of fractured family bonds, echoing both Sly Stone’s “Family Affair” and John Phillips’ Wolfking of LA. Elsewhere, the ballad “Sunbruise” drifts toward Cave/Cohen/Ferry terrain, while “The Law” delivers an American koan wrapped in blistering folk-rock.
The album closes with “The Song to End It All,” a true epic that begins with a hungover caveman in prehistoric France and ends in a Bob Seger fever dream. Across ten minutes, it channels the anger, absurdity, and uneasy spirit of the times.
Stay tuned for Volume 2—arriving Summer 2026.
Songs
Girl Of Summer
Good Boy Good
Born To Fall
The Law
Sunbruise
A Brief Defense of Love
Kid, I’m Fried
Jesus Is A Tree
The Song to End It All
Credits
All songs by Steve Koester © Herr K Songs 2026 ASCAP
Except “Girl of Summer” by Steve Koester and Tim Buckley
Produced by Todd Adelman and Steve Koester
Recorded and Mixed by Todd Adelman at The Woods in Woodstock, NY
Except “The Song To End It All” recorded live at Bushkill Studios by Todd Adelman and Tyler Wood
Mastered by Jason Mitchell, West Coast Mastering
Photos by Sam Erickson
Artwork by Herr K
Musicians
Steve Koester: Vocals, Guitars, Additional Keys
Jason Mills: Drums, Percussion
Josh Roy Brown: Lap Steel, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
Tyler Wood: Piano, Keyboards
Iris Clementine: Harmony Vocals
Mark Lerner: Bass on 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, Harmony Vocals
Jeff Hill: Bass on 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
Additional Harmonies: Syd Straw, Don Piper, Mark Rozzo, and Tim Buckley
Additional Percussion: Judd Counsell