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Aquarius Records (April 2007):
Dreamdate get right to their business of brightening our day with their short, snappy tunes. The overall sound of Dreamdate can readily be spoken of in the same breath as early ’90s crushworthy indie pop a la Lois, cub and Tiger Trap. As the unaffected and uneffected electric guitars strum away happily and the drums keep things simple with an uncluttered beat, you might find yourself hummin’ along with these gals’ warm, smooth female vocals. Nice.
The California Aggie (August 2006)
Although their tunes are reminiscent of, say, the riot grrl and Seattle/Portland-based garage movements, they still could only exist in present times…Their songs are, for the most part, up-tempo odes to not-so-simple pleasures and guilt and sometimes feel emotionally ambivalent…This is truly the kind of music you’d want on a Walkman when traversing long distances in the suburbs.
Milk Milk Lemonade (April 2007):
The first thing I noticed while listening, is that the sound quality is without many common bells and whistles similar bands tend to overuse. Not really lo-fi but close enough to keep this music out of the pop category and in the garage where it belongs.
The Bay Bridged (March 2007):
Yea-Ming’s jangly guitars bring to mind early rock-and-roll as strongly as they do twee music, and the rhythm section provided by Anna and now-in-Seattle Emily can create a great garage-punk beat as adeptly as they can provide support during a quieter number…The album’s ten tracks cover the gamut of tempos and tones, but the basic elements that make a Dreamdate song–great relationship-examining lyrics, tight instrumentals, and sweet vocal harmonies–are on display in all ten.
Audio Junkies (April 2007):
Introducing Dreamdate: a female three-piece from California. Here they deliver a debut album that’s dreamy and lo-fi, a little like The Raincoats go pop. And it’s just a bit twee (in the best way). Within just 25 minutes they manage to capture the highs and lows of being young in some truly great pop songs.
Flux Blog (February 2006):
Oakland’s Dreamdate are the next in a long line of indie pop bands who specialize in one of the genre’s best selling points — sweet, extremely low key love songs ideally suited as a soundtrack for cuddling after exchanging flowers and chocolates.
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