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Dunes (album)

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Dunes
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
GenreIndie rock
Length39:32
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerTim Goldsworthy
Gardens & Villa chronology
Gardens & Villa
(2011)
Dunes
(2014)
Music for Dogs
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057.5/10[2]
AllMusic[3]
musicOMH[4]
Paste Magazine8.6/10[5]
Pitchfork6.2/10[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
This Is Fake DIY[8]
Under the Radar6.5/10[9]

Dunes is the second studio album by American rock band Gardens & Villa. Produced by Tim Goldsworthy it was released on February 4, 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 favorable reviews.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ "Dunes Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  2. ^ Whitfield, Robert (2014-01-28). "Album Review". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. ^ Mainzer, Jordan (2014-02-03). "Album review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  5. ^ Benson, Thor (2014-02-11). "Album review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  6. ^ Cohen, Ian (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  7. ^ Liedel, Kevin (2014-01-31). "Album Review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  8. ^ Swann, Emma. "Album Review". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  9. ^ Hamilton, Billy (2014-02-06). "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  10. ^ "Gardens & Villa announce Dunes, stream new song "Bullet Train"". 21 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Secret Canadian press-release" Andrew Rose, 'Gardens & Villa’s ‘Dunes’ Out Now, Secret Canadian, February 4th, 2014
  12. ^ "Gardens & Villa - Dunes :: Secretly Canadian". secretlycanadian.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29.
  13. ^ "ALBUM ANNOUNCE // Gardens & Villa 'Dunes' Out February 4th, 2014, Share New Single "Bullet Train" Blog :: Secretly Canadian". secretlycanadian.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27.