Music and Lyrical Themes
"We're still ordinary people, but we're doing extraordinary things. That's an oxymoron, but it's made so that the dreamer mentality can be on typical people's minds. Nobody's born famous. It's just normal people who've done amazing things and are now esteemed for those amazing things. We feel that everyone has that possibility."
Manwell Reyes on the theme of Ordinary Dreamers.The album's title Ordinary Dreamers is based on the concept of dreaming to do extraordinary things even as an ordinary person. Lead singer Blanca Reyes said, "It's telling our fans 'there's no difference between you and us'."
The album's genre is a combination of rap/hip hop, R&B and alt rock styles as well as pop influences. The lead single "Keys to the Kingdom" has been defined as having "shifting gears, thick guitar riffs and a plodding vibe". The track "Critical Emergency" features a horn piece played by Lucy Bonilla.
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