The Dune Flowers Sing About Sweet Love in Their New Self-Titled Album
words by Carina Ortiz
The Dune Flowers, a Baltimore-based group, are a modern rock’n’roll group that have just released their new, self-titled album. Shortly after releasing their debut, Lookin' Fine, the band relocated to Nashville, TN to continue with their musical journey. Having grabbed inspiration and influence from bands in the early Rock n' Roll scene such as The Beatles, The Kinks, and The Beach Boys, they’ve created a modern wave of new nostalgic sounds in this latest album. Filled with infectious songs to feed the soul, it’s centered around feelings of love and sadness, a common theme throughout adulthood.
Starting off with the first track, “Oh No”, I find myself irresistibly drawn to thinking about that special someone. The song invokes that familiar feeling of the moment when you realise you’re really into someone, and feel like it could either go really wrong or really right. It’s a situation easily related to, and perfectly sets up the themes of love woven throughout the album. “Sweet Pea” follows, a second track with a more playful tone to transition the listeners away from the melancholy of the opening.
To be completely honest, “El Que Twelve” threw me a little off guard, simply mainly because of it’s title. The track itself seems to be about that feeling in the pit of your stomach when you absolutely know that you're right for someone, whether or not the person knows it or not. “Cuz you know that you're gonna be my girl/ My world../ Cuz you know that tonight's gonna be everything that you want it to be/.”
Another standout track throughout the album is “Shoreline,” starting off with the saddest sounding lyrics so far, followed with a simple guitar that sets the mood for the song. “I’m feeling blue/ cuz I'm not losing you/ itching and scratching and you're finding your way back home/ I know your name cuz you're leaving on a Southwest plane/”
“Magic Hour” has a lustful ominous beat you can't help but move to. “You’re taking your time with me”/ and then the guitar riff hits. This track easily took the spot for my favorite one mainly because of the powerful and in your face instrumentals. The album closes off with “Sad Boy Blues”, a folky track about exactly that - feeling sad - although the song itself is one to groove to. I feel like, with this last track, we get a deeper insight into the album as a whole — the entire project feels like a daydream about the emotions and feelings that are recurring in adulthood. Sometimes, you feel sad, and a lot of the time are unable to pinpoint why. And sometimes, you get so used to these feelings that you just kind of learn to like it.
From The Editor -
With a band like The Dune Flowers, we’ve had the opportunity to see them grow in ways that inspire. They’ve been a follower since near the beginning of the magazine, and the support we have for these boys are endless. So thank you for letting us be a part of this journey with you. Beautiful things to come from their end, I’m sure of it.
You can find The Dune Flowers on all major music streaming platforms right now, and keep up with the band here.