Dunes (album)

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Dunes
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Genre Indie rock
Length39:32
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Tim Goldsworthy
Gardens & Villa chronology
Gardens & Villa
(2011)
Dunes
(2014)
Music for Dogs
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057.5/10 [2]
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musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste Magazine 8.6/10 [5]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
This Is Fake DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Under the Radar 6.5/10 [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

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

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