JUST LISTEN: Amen Dunes "Blue Rose"

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JUST LISTEN: Amen Dunes “Blue Rose”

The Deets:

Who: Amen Dunes
Song: “Blue Rose”
Appears On: Amen Dunes will release his fifth album, Freedom, on March 30th via Sacred Bones. “Blue Rose” is the second single.
Current Location: Brooklyn
Info: Amen Dunes (aka the project of New York-based Damon McMahon) will release his fifth album, Freedom, on March 30th via Sacred Bones. On the “exquisitely flowing structure and New Wave momentum” of lead single “Miki Dora,” “McMahon invites you to ‘roll around with me’ and the rest of the world seems to dissolve. His voice rings with gorgeous desperation, but the music never loses its cool” (Pitchfork). Now he shares the album’s second single, “Blue Rose.”

If Freedom as a whole is a relinquishing of the various definitions of self, and the self in ‘Miki Dora’ was that of a mythical heroic maleness, ‘Blue Rose’ is the exploration of its origins in the struggle between a young man and his father.

The song is a teenage clarion call born from McMahon’s growing up with an unpredictable father, his fighting back with music, drugs and fantasy, and his eventual escape from it all via one of the many identities, that of a musician, that Freedom ultimately works to unravel.

The album opener, ‘Blue Rose’ introduces McMahon in the character of Amen Dunes, a la Sgt. Pepper, as Freedom’s musical narrator.
Comments: Based on the first two singles from the upcoming album, Freedom, this is shaping up to be one of Amen Dunes best records yet, a songwriter that’s always been critically acclaimed, yet has never fully got the due he deserves. There’s something about the poignant lyrics that McMahon has always been able to convey, and “Blue Rose” is another to add to the list. Add in the signature drawl, and relaxed, atmospheric sound, “Blue Rose” is a unique composition that quickly drops you into McMahon’s world, showing a restraint in the song that feels like it’s going to go off at any moment, but just holds back to the point that you a vested, and only wanting more.

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Amen Dunes Tour Dates:

Sat. March 31 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Tue. April 10 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre *
Wed. April 11 – Sacramento, CA @Crest Theatre *
Thu. April 12 – San Pedro, CA @ Warner Grand *
Sat. April 14 – Marfa, TX @ Marfa Myths
Sun. April 15 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay *
Tue. April 17 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Pomona *
Wed. April 18 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Madonna Expo Center *
Fri. April 20 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre *
Mon. April 23 – Berlin, DE @ Privatclub
Tue. April 24 – Hamburg, DE @ Goldener Salon
Wed. April 25 – Copenhagen, DK @ Hotel Cecil
Fri. April 27 – Brussels, BE @ Grand Salon Boutique
Sat. April 28 – Paris, FR @ Badaboum
Mon. April 30 – Brighton, UK @ Prince Albert
Tue. May 1 – Leeds, UK @ Headroom House
Wed. May 2 – London, UK @ Omeara
Mon. May 7 – Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center *
Tue. May 8 – San Antonio, TX @ The Tobin Center for The Performing Arts *
Thu. May 10 – El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre *
Sat. May 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater *
Mon. May 14 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *
Tue. May 15 – St Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House *
Thu. May 17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Benedum Center for The Performing Arts *
Fri. May 18 – Washington, DC @ Anthem *
Sat. May 19 – Columbus, OH @ Express Live *
Mon. May 21 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman *
Tue. May 22 – Nashville, TN @ The Ryman *
Wed. May 23 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater *
Thu. May 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Murat Theatre *
Sat. May 26 – South Burlington, VT – The Green at Shelburne Museum *
Thu. June 7 – Sat. June 9 – Porto, PT @ Primavera
Thu. June 14 – Sun. June 17 – Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
Thu. Aug. 30 – Sep. 2 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Thu. Sept. 6 – Sun. Sept. 9 – Portmeirion, UK @ Festival No. 6