The Dream Machine

Hailing from New Brighton -- a seaside suburb of Wallasey in Merseyside, U.K. -- the Dream Machine are a 2021-formed indie rock quartet drawing on the magpie-like psychedelia of the Coral and the dark drama of Echo & the Bunnymen. The precocious talent of lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Zak McDonnell was evidently born of a childhood spent observing his father's various musical activities. After working in a much-loved Wallasey guitar shop, David McDonnell formed the Sand Band