{"id":41676,"date":"2025-04-11T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41676"},"modified":"2025-03-27T22:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:09:57","slug":"the-dream-eaters-return-with-new-single-program-me-im-a-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41676","title":{"rendered":"The Dream Eaters return with new single \u2018Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s dream-pop duo <strong>The Dream Eaters<\/strong> are back with a mesmerizing new single, <em>Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine<\/em>\u2014a synth-heavy, hypnotic ride that blends robotic detachment with eerie human emotion. Drenched in retro-futurism and deadpan humour, the track wrestles with the fine line between devotion and submission, posing the question: <em>Is true autonomy even possible in a world obsessed with control?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine<\/em> is the latest offering from their upcoming EP, \u2018The Dream Eaters Quarterly Report: Q125,\u2019 landing April 18, 2025. With pulsating beats, shimmering synths, and Elizabeth LeBaron\u2019s spellbinding vocals, the song feels like a nostalgic glitch in the matrix\u2014both vintage and futuristic at once. Its mechanical delivery masks something deeper, like an AI designed for compliance but secretly dreaming of something more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen now: <a href=\"https:\/\/tr.ee\/zl05bCSV7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/tr.ee\/zl05bCSV7o<\/a><br>Watch the official video via YouTube below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4qzD2oc64i0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The music video, filmed at <strong>Green Lung Studios<\/strong> in Red Hook, Brooklyn, brings this vision to life with trippy visuals and offbeat choreography. &#8220;<em>Our drummer\/dancer, Steve Fugitt, was in rare form that day\u2014then again, when isn\u2019t he?&#8221;<\/em> says LeBaron. <em>&#8220;I even threw in a few stiff robot moves myself. We were just feeling the song and having a blast.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the infectious hooks and sci-fi aesthetic, <em>Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine<\/em> taps into something darker. <em>&#8220;It feels like it exists in the past, the future, and the present all at once,&#8221;<\/em> LeBaron reflects. <em>&#8220;Almost like the desire to control women\u2019s bodies is\u2026 timeless?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Brooklyn\u2019s dream-pop duo The Dream Eaters are back with a mesmerizing new single, Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine\u2014a synth-heavy, hypnotic ride that blends robotic detachment <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41676\" title=\"The Dream Eaters return with new single \u2018Program Me, I&#8217;m a Machine\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[395,438,12261,12260,12259,12262],"class_list":["post-41676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-dream-pop","tag-ep","tag-im-a-machine","tag-program-me","tag-the-dream-eaters","tag-the-dream-eaters-quarterly-report-q125"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4107.jpeg?fit=631%2C634&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-aQc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43613,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43613","url_meta":{"origin":41676,"position":0},"title":"Street Eaters announce new album \u2018Opaque\u2019 + drop raging new single \u2018Tempers\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Oakland post-punk powerhouse\u00a0Street Eaters\u00a0are charging back with a brand new studio album,\u00a0\u2018Opaque,\u2019 set to land September 5 via Dirt Cult Records. 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