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I Had a Dream That You Were Mine

Hamilton Leithauser, Rostam

2016

3.19

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I Had a Dream That You Were Mine is a collaborative studio album by Hamilton Leithauser, the former frontman of The Walkmen, and Rostam, the multi-instrumentalist and former producer of Vampire Weekend. It was released on September 23, 2016 on Glassnote Records, and preceded by the singles "A 1000 Times", "In a Black Out" and "When the Truth Is..." After first meeting in 2008 while performing at the same show, the pair collaborated on two tracks for Leithauser's debut solo album, Black Hours (2014), before deciding to work together on a full-length. It was recorded between February 2014 and July 2016 at Rostam Batmanglij's home studio in Los Angeles, and released under both artists' names as a tribute to the collaborative albums between David Byrne and Brian Eno. The album cover uses Bill Brandt's photograph titled "Portrait of a Young Girl, Eaton Place" from 1955.

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Sep 22 2025 Author

A well-crafted collaboration between Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam. Leithauser’s voice is raw, lived-in, and soulful while Rostam’s production layers crisp guitars, driving drums, and airy textures that make the record feel timeless. The album draws from doo-wop, soul, country, and folk, yet never feels retro for its own sake. Songs like Rough Going show off Vampire Weekend–style rhythms, and In a Black Out stands out, for me, as a dreamy ballad with strummed guitar. Even though the atmosphere stays fairly consistent, each song brings its own character, and the differences reveal themselves more with repeated listens. Not every track is as strong as the next, but as a whole this is a solid album

Oct 31 2025 Author

I Had a Dream That You Were Mine is a good indie rock album. The songs sound a bit messy and organic as if it's a live recording or a demo. Also a lot of early rock styles (1950s) are used, which results in a late Tom Waits album without the avant-garde, but also with great songs that are a bit more accessible. Nice entry!

Sep 22 2025 Author

4 super good

Sep 25 2025 Author

Really good indie album, one I’ll come back to.

Sep 28 2025 Author

Musically rich with emotionally earnest vocals. These songs are just brimming with a personality and feeling that I miss hearing in music. Brilliant choice, thanks for sharing it. Fave Songs: Peaceful Morning, A 1000 Times, Sick as a Dog, The Bride's Dad, Rough Going (I Won't Let Up), You Ain't That Young Kid

Nov 04 2025 Author

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: A 1000 times, In a black out, When the truth is

Nov 12 2025 Author

I liked this a lot. Will listen again. 4 stars.

Nov 15 2025 Author

Cool album from a new to me artist. I can totally hear the passion from Hamilton while he sings. Cool Vampire Weekend vibes.

Sep 22 2025 Author

Några fina låtar men som helhet håller inte hela plattan. Fullt godkänd dock.

Sep 27 2025 Author

Indie rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Sep 27 2025 Author

I Had a Dream That You Were Mine is interesting enough for an indie album, gave me vibes of some more mellow Gaslight Anthem stuff at times, Leithauser's voice has some similarities to Brian Fallon's imo. It's quite a calming listen and it does a fair job of bringing together a few styles without it seeming over the top or at the detriment of the music. A characterful 3/5, When The Truth Is... stuck with me, lovely song.

Oct 06 2025 Author

Bro thinks he’s Martin Luther king

Oct 06 2025 Author

I liked this well enough.

Oct 07 2025 Author

This seems like it's maybe a decade too late. Some chamber sounding indie pop for sure. Not really my thing, but interesting enough I guess.

Oct 08 2025 Author

Could definitely imagine these songs being in a commercial in the late 2010s.

Oct 08 2025 Author

Listened to this but cannot remember anything about the next day Alt rock

Oct 15 2025 Author

Pretty much in line with a flavor of post-millennial alternative rock that I don't dislike but also don't really seek out. Mostly failed to fully capture my attention.

Oct 28 2025 Author

There were times I felt this had nothing new to add to the music scene, then a song came along and I thought hello, and then it sounded like someone else…all in all not too bad.

Oct 31 2025 Author

It was fine. Was surprised to learn about the Vampire Weekend connection, wouldn't have picked up on that on my own

Nov 04 2025 Author

When the indie

Nov 07 2025 Author

So forgettable I barely remember listening to it yesterday. Just another indie record.

Nov 14 2025 Author

This was a pretty enjoyable album. Kind of indie pop but overall pretty good. Rostam has a solid touch with production of making songs catchy while not overly generic. This whole album was pretty enjoyable except the last song. Would listen to this again. 6.6/10

Oct 06 2025 Author

Not bad, just not really my thing 2.4

Oct 23 2025 Author

This guy was obnoxious

Oct 24 2025 Author

Another fine addition to the 1001 Indie-Folk Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list.

Oct 30 2025 Author

Two guys notorious for making every single song they write sound exactly the same get together to make an album where every song sounds exactly the same. End of Evangelion ass album cover. 2/5.