Dunes (album)

For other albums, see Dunes (disambiguation).

Dunes
Studio album by Gardens & Villa
Released	February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:32
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Tim Goldsworthy
Gardens & Villa chronology
Gardens & Villa (2011) Dunes (2014) Music for Dogs (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	7.5/10 [2]
AllMusic	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
Paste	8.6/10 [5]
Pitchfork	6.2/10 [6]
Slant Magazine	[7]
This Is Fake DIY	[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 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, "Bullet Train". ^[13] The album received generally favorable 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 March 29, 2014.
2. Whitfield, Robert (January 28, 2014). "Album Review". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
3. Sendra, Tim. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
4. Mainzer, Jordan (February 3, 2014). "Album review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
5. Benson, Thor (February 11, 2014). "Album review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
6. Cohen, Ian (February 6, 2014). "Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
7. Liedel, Kevin (January 31, 2014). "Album Review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
8. Swann, Emma. "Album Review". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
9. Hamilton, Billy (February 6, 2014). "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
10. "Gardens & Villa announce Dunes, stream new song "Bullet Train"". November 21, 2013.
11. "Secret Canadian press-release" Andrew Rose, "Gardens & Villa's 'Dunes' Out Now", Secret Canadian, February 4, 2014
12. "Gardens & Villa - Dunes :: Secretly Canadian". secretlycanadian.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013.
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 November 27, 2013.