WATCH AMEN DUNE'S "LILAC IN HAND" VIDEO
NEW ALBUM, LOVE, OUT MAY 13TH ON SACRED BONES
SHOWS ADDED IN PHILLY, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, D.C.
"[Love] pushes those inclinations toward traditional song structures even further, largely abandoning the muffled Syd Barrett modality of past LPs in favor of something more sunny-eyed. 'Lilac In Hand' is one of the record's brightest moments . . . " -The FADER
"If the cautious pacing and imaginative atmosphere-- who doubles vocal melody with slide guitar these days?-- are any indication, this should be one of the better rock albums of the year, thanks to a keen sense of how to drag 1968's Van Morrison into 2014." - Ad Hoc
Amen Dunes, the project of New York-based Damon McMahon, is releasing his most focused and substantial work yet with new album, Love, out May 13th on Sacred Bones. Unlike his previous albums, which were almost always a solo affair, Love was performed by a variety of musicians, including members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Dave Bryant and Efrim Menuck recorded the album), Colin Stetson (sax), Elias Bender Rønnenfelt of Iceage, and McMahon's longstanding collaborators, Jordi Wheeler (guitar and piano) and Parker Kindred (drums).
Amen Dunes has always been rooted in traditional song and sound, but Love is his first work in which this so clearly shines through. The guiding influence of Astral Weeks, Sam Cooke, Tim Hardin, Marvin Gaye, Hector Lavoe, and the cosmic non-verbal mediations of Leon Thomas all kept vigil over the songwriting of Love, and the spirit of late 60's/early 70's spiritual jazz of Pharaoh Sanders and Alice Coltrane channeled the sound. These are elemental songs about time, love and memory, as much about the listener as they are about the writer: pure, open, and beautiful.
After sharing the album's lead single, "Lonely Richard," Amen Dunes now presents the video for "Lilac In Hand,"another intimate and warm song off Love. The similarly melancholic video, shot on 16mm film in late winter Montreal, was created and directed by experimental filmmaker and Godspeed You! Black Emperor collaborator, Karl Lemieux.
AMEN DUNES' "LILAC IN HAND" VIDEO (DIR. KARL LEMIEUX) -
"LILAC IN HAND" STREAM - http://bit.ly/1l19ncC
"LONELY RICHARD" STREAM - http://bit.ly/O9L7Ki
AMEN DUNES' TOUR DATES:
(new shows in bold)
Mon. March 31 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom w/ Mac DeMarco
Tue. April 1 - Oberlin, OH @ Dionysus Club w/ Mac DeMarco
Wed. April 2 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Mac DeMarco
Thu. April 3 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Mac DeMarco
Fri. April 4 - Wakefield, QC @ Blacksheep w/ Mac DeMarco
Sat. April 5 - Sherbrooke, QC @ Boquebiere w/ Mac DeMarco
Sun. April 6 - Montreal, QC @ Societe des Arts Technologiques w/ Mac DeMarco
Mon. April 7 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs w/ Mac DeMarco
Wed. April 9 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall w/ Mac DeMarco
Tue. May 13 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
Wed. May 14 - Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Synagogue
Thu. May 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right [RECORD RELEASE SHOW]
Mon. May 19 - Brighton, UK @ The Old Market w/ Mac DeMarco
Wed. May 21 - Manchester, UK @ Sound Control w/ Mac DeMarco
Thu. May 22 - London, UK @ Koko w/ Mac DeMarco
Fri. May 23 - Amsterdam, NL @ D okzaal
Sat. May 24 - Paris, FR @ Espace B
Wed. May 28 - Berlin, DE @ Westgermany
Thu. May 29 - Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Fri. May 30 - Brussels, BE @ Salle Rogier
Tue. June 3 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom w/ Wooden Shjips
Thu. July 31 - Katowice, PL @ OFF Festival
Fri. Aug. 8 - Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West Festival
Fri. Aug. 15 - London, UK @ Jabberwocky Festival
Sat. Sep. 27 - Liverpool, UK @ International Festival of Psychedelia
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