I was talking to the singer/guitarist of Einstein’s Dream, Jared Hooker, last week when he described his band as “prog lite.” That made me laugh, but now that I’ve listened to the six songs they have at their MySpace page, at least a dozen times, I’m convinced the Dream is fo’ real. Jared’s vocals and the band’s musicianship remind me vaguely of Muse, but these guys are definitely doing their own thing. My favorite song of this collection, “Smoke and Mirrors,” is also the heaviest. No surprise there, but I also dig the pretty stuff. Songcraft is everything.

Jared says they’re adding a keyboardist and gearing up for some live shows. I’m looking to forward to it!

Einstein’s Dream at MySpace