Dunes (album)

Dunes
Studio album by Gardens & Villa
Released February 4, 2014
Genre Indie rock
Length 39:32
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Tim Goldsworthy
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 66/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Paste Magazine (8.6/10)[2]
Slant Magazine [3]
The 405 (7.5/10)[4]
AllMusic [5]
Under the Radar (6.5/10)[6]
Pitchfork (6.2/10)[7]
MusicOMH [8]
This Is Fake DIY [9]

Dunes is the second studio album by American rock band Gardens & Villa. Produced by Tim Goldsworthy it was released on 4 February 2014 on Secretly Canadian.[10][11]

The band recorded the album at Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The group spent a month in the space working on the record, only leaving five times throughout the process. The album title, Dunes, was inspired by one of these ventures out of the studio to Michigan's sand and snow dunes.[12]

With the album announcement, Gardens & Villa released the first single from the album, called "Bullet Train."[13] The album received generally favourable reviews.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Domino"   4:05
2. "Colony Glen"   4:19
3. "Bullet Train"   3:58
4. "Chrysanthemums"   3:46
5. "Echosassy"   3:24
6. "Purple Mesas"   5:23
7. "Avalanche"   4:33
8. "Minnesota"   4:07
9. "Thunder Glove"   4:33
10. "Love Theme"   1:24

References

  1. ↑ "Dunes Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  2. ↑ Benson, Thor (2014-02-11). "Album review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  3. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (2014-01-31). "Album Review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. ↑ Whitfield, Robert (2014-01-28). "Album Review". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  5. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, Billy (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Ian (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  8. ↑ Mainzer, Jordan (2014-02-03). "Album review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  9. ↑ Swann, Emma. "Album Review". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  10. ↑ http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/gardens-villa-announce-dunes-stream-new-song-bullet-train/
  11. ↑ "Secret Canadian press-release" Andrew Rose, 'Gardens & Villa’s ‘Dunes’ Out Now, Secret Canadian, February 4th, 2014
  12. ↑ http://secretlycanadian.com/onesheet.php?cat=SC294
  13. ↑ http://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2013/11/album-announce-gardens-villa-dunes-out-february-4th-2014-share-new-single-bullet-train/