Above average pop-punk with more than enough muscle to set itself apart from the usual three-chord, whoa-oh pack. Dear Landlord's sound is super-anthemic, energetic and raw; it's the classic pop-punk structures and smart harmonies that keep this band out of the Gainesville-sound ghetto and nimbly straddling the line between the two styles. Less clever or envelope-pushing than Dillinger Four, ballsier and fuller than Screeching Weasel, Dream Homes is just a good, solid slice of high-volume, high-intensity punk. - Colin Kincaid