The Baldwin Brothers - Dream Girl

What this video is

Released in early 2002 as the lead single from The Baldwin Brothers' debut full-length Cooking With Lasers on TVT Records, 'Dream Girl' arrived at a moment when Chicago's lounge-electronica scene was gaining national traction. The track features guest vocals by Miho Hatori, co-founder of New York avant-garde duo Cibo Matto and the original voice of Noodle in Gorillaz, situating it at the intersection of multiple…

Why it matters

A landmark early document of Chicago's nu-lounge electronica movement, 'Dream Girl' exemplifies the early-2000s fusion of Fender Rhodes warmth, trip-hop drum programming, and indie-electronic production. Its collaboration with Miho Hatori connects it to the Cibo Matto/Gorillaz axis of experimental…