Written by Shea Roney | Cover Photo by Tanner Stangle

Gawshock is the solo project of Huntsville, Alabama based songwriter David Broome, who is gearing up to release his next album titled Leaves to the Sun, out April 17th via Patchwork. Started as a way to keep himself busy during the pandemic, Gawshock has become a place of exploration for Broome as he continues to push himself as a deliberate and enduring songwriter. Today, Gawshock shares “What Do You Dream About?”, the simple, yet stunning final single ahead of the new album. 

Caught up in a commotion, “What Do You Dream About” begins with an amalgamation of sounds as the track finds its footing in a lush and stirring landscape. Built around repetition, Broome asks “what do you dream about?”, the question growing in size with unruffled harmonies that create an alluring cloud of bizarre, restless fascination. And just as the question begins to sharpen, the track falls into a grounded groove as drums blow in and guitars fly around like birds between branches; frantic, yet instinctual. And amongst the conversational backdrop that “What Do You Dream About?” exudes from comes a curiosity for answers, but Broome creates an atmosphere where sometimes it’s nice to just sit in for a while before you get to work.

About the single Broome says, “I’m the sort of person who thinks about dreams a lot- oftentimes I can’t remember them after I wake up, but when I do, I’m always curious about what they may have meant. “What Do You Dream About?” is a pretty simple song about that curiosity. Do most people walking around day to day know what their brain is working on while they’re sleeping, or why?”

Listen to “What Do You Dream About?” premiering here!

You can listen to Gawshock’s catalog now as well as purchase the previous single “Heat Lightning” ahead of Leaves to the Sun out April 17th via Patchwork.