The Dream Eaters return with Q125 a synth-drenched art-pop EP for the end times

Brooklyn and Toronto-based duo The Dream Eaters return with The Dream Eaters Quarterly Report: Q125, the first installment in a planned series of four EPs set to arrive over the next year. Bathed in retro synths and swirling with spectral harmonies, Q125 is a dispatch from a world on the verge of collapse. It is haunted and human, filled with moments that feel both like a cry for help and a love song whispered into the void.

Known for their immersive worldbuilding and genre-blending artistry, The Dream Eaters have built a universe where dream pop, indie synth, and surrealist visuals collide. This latest release pulls no punches. It is deeply melodic, emotionally raw, and marked by an eerie awareness of modern disillusionment.

“We post a lot of bite-sized content,” says producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Zavracky. “These quarterly reports are our way of giving fans the full picture. Finished songs. Fully realized ideas. These are the versions of the choruses they’ve fallen in love with on social media.”

At the center of the EP is “Sacrifice,” a moody, synth-drenched track that captures the quiet ache of longing to be seen, even if it means fading into someone else’s story. Written after a late-night screening of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, the song descends into melancholic territory, driven by layered production and an evocative vocal performance from co-writer and vocalist Elizabeth LeBaron.

“It’s like giving up,” Jake says. “Like saying, you do everything and I’ll be the weight on your shoulder.”

Produced in Toronto with the help of vocalist and producer Jimmy Chauveau, known for his work with The Strumbellas and Kadeema, the track channels cinematic despair and raw emotional texture. The collaboration brought out some of the most dynamic vocal performances the band has ever recorded.

“Jimmy and I push each other a lot,” Elizabeth shares. “It really helped me tackle some of the vocal gymnastics on this track. ‘Sacrifice’ demanded a lot from me technically, but even more so emotionally. It’s not an easy thing to sing when it hits close to home.”

There is something quietly urgent about this EP. The songs are filled with yearning, but also detachment. Longing, but also self-erasure. The Dream Eaters are not simply offering up catchy melodies; they are holding up a mirror to the modern condition and asking what parts of ourselves we are still allowed to keep.

“This EP feels like it’s coming from someone who’s just trying to hold onto a sense of identity in a world that’s increasingly programmed,” says Elizabeth. “There’s a kind of digital haze that lives in these songs. Something a little dystopian, a little nostalgic, and a lot sincere.”

Since forming in Brooklyn in 2015, The Dream Eaters have evolved from a folk-pop outfit into a cult art-pop project. With hundreds of darkly whimsical videos, a viral TikTok presence, and the ongoing visual series The Dream Eating Freakshow, the band has blurred the lines between audio, film, and performance art. Each song release feels like a chapter in a larger mythos—haunting, hypnotic, and deeply personal.

Past releases We Are a Curse and Pagan Love established their sound, but Q125 feels like a sharpening of their vision. It’s intimate and strange, cinematic and spacious. A dream sequence that asks questions without expecting answers.

With a 2025 North American tour underway and three more Quarterly Reports planned, The Dream Eaters are inviting listeners into a year-long narrative unfolding in real time. But Q125 is more than a teaser. It is a fully formed emotional transmission from the shadows. And “Sacrifice” is its most chilling message.

Whether you found them through a viral video or stumbled into their dreamlike world by accident, this EP makes one thing clear. The Dream Eaters are not just making music. They are making meaning out of the static.