Dream Girl, by ghost piss

Dream Girl

by ghost piss

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Pre-order of Dream Girl. You get 5 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

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releases May 3, 2024

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First edition cassette tape on pink/blue tape. Limited to 50 online (100 total)

Includes digital pre-order of Dream Girl. You get 5 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

digital album releases May 3, 2024

item ships out on or around May 10, 2024

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1.	(Vali)date Me
2.	Rude Dudes 01:46	buy track
3.	See Ya!!! 03:49	buy track
4.	He Didn't Love Either of Us
5.	Hardcore 04:40	buy track
6.	Placeholder
7.	Worry 04:27	buy track
8.	It Will Hurt
9.	Had a Lotta Fun
10.	Rude Dudes (Pop Version) 02:18	buy track

about

"Dream Girl" is the debut album by Portland, Oregon's ghost piss AKA River Allen. The DIY pop star legend has made home in many places across the US, and they've been making music for the better part of a decade, and yet, they've never released an album. But everything is about to change...

River found Dream Girl while sulking around a historic cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. They spotted a memorial with a statue of a woman’s silhouette adorned in beads, and surrounded by trinkets. There was no name on the headstone. Just “Dream Girl”. On the footstone was the woman’s name, and the words “Gone Shopping.” The woman had passed away 25 years to the exact day that they found her. River began visiting her on a weekly basis, bringing her little offerings- mascara, hair ties, coins, lighters, lip gloss, pretty rocks.

Eventually River would bring her trusted friends with the understanding that they too would come with a gift for her. Come spring, they pulled her weeds and planted bulbs around her. Dream Girl was rarely lonely, for many a summer picnic was had at her headstone. Dream Girl meant something different to each person that passed by her. River began to confront and unravel their non-binary identity while journaling under Dream Girl’s shadow. River also began to process the unhealthy relationships that seemed to plague her early 20’s. They realized that it was time to put the idea of being someone’s “Dream Girl” to rest, and instead be honest with themselves about who they were.

Some of the songs on “Dream Girl '' are hard to sing for River, dredging up emotions from times where they were complicit in being treated so poorly. But looking back on this album feels triumphant now that they have set boundaries, found healthy love, are comfortable in their gender identity, unlearned codependency, and finally believe in themself. These songs helped River get through the hardest part of their life. They hope this album gives someone else hope that things will absolutely get better once you put your happiness first.

credits

releases May 3, 2024

All songs written by River Allen
All tracks† produced by River Allen and Noah Prebish
All tracks† recorded and Mixed by Noah Prebish
Bass, Drums and Additional Guitar on ‘Rude Dudes’ by Noah Prebish
“Rude Dudes (Pop Version)” recorded and mixed by Samuel Terrazzino
All tracks mastered by Samuel Terrazzino
Album art by River Allen and Alexa Taveras
Cassette Design by Gideon Kupka
Special thanks to John Skaritza, Rivanna Youngpool, and Gideon Kupka
This album is dedicated to Dream Girl

†Except for “Rude Dudes (Pop Version)”

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Est. 2019

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