Watch Amen Dunes’ “Lilac In Hand” Video (New Song Off Love)

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) –

http://youtu.be/hDWlFYlasNk

“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