Introducing Dunes

Name: Dunes
From: Los Angeles, California
Story: More Ex-Mika Miko summery-pop
Sound: Guitars dangling languid and lazy

Like particularly-buzzy buzz band Bleached, Los Angeleno trio Dunes formed out of the ashes of noisy punks Mika Miko. The band is a songwriting collaboration between ex-Mika Miko dame Kate Hall and former Finally Punk frontwoman Stephanie Chan.

And, as with peers Bleached and Best Coast, Dunes have left behind their noisy, experimental pasts to author a take on pop music; even if their evocation of summertimes is a little less bright and brash than their pals. The trio —rounded out by ex-Talbot Tagora bro Mark Greshowak— play sleepy, hazy garage jams infused with '90s indie, psychedelia, and smogged out by a lo-fi haze; stretching out long and languid in sweaty, swaying guitar jams.

After a handful of self-released singles and Bandcamp files, Dunes have finished off a debut LP. Noctiluca is due out March 6 on Post Present Medium, the label helmed by No Age drummer Dean Spunt.

• Listen: Dunes, "Vertical Walk"
• Visit: Dunes on Bandcamp

Try to See:
February 24: Palm Springs, CA - Ace Hotel
February 28: Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
February 29: Pomona, CA - Aladdin Jr
March 10: Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
March 17: Los Angeles, CA - Human Resources
March 24: San Francisco, CA - Engine Works
March 31: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater