Dummy – “April Limousine” & “Alluvial Fan”

Dummy, the playful and dreamy electronic rockers from Los Angeles, really impressed me with their 2024 album Free Energy. Also, in his capacity as a publicist, guitarist Joe Trainor has introduced us, the Stereogum staff, to a lot of really good music that we might've missed otherwise. Dummy's new album do you love the color of the sky? drops next month, and they really went dummy on lead single "Full Spectrum Dominance." Today, the band shares the album's first two tracks.Dummy have put "April Limousine and "Alluvial Fan," tracks one and two from do you love the color of the sky?, into the same YouTube clip, but the songs don't necessarily have to serve as a two-part suite. They're two distinct pieces of music, though the hazy drum 'n' bass dream-cloud of "April Limousine" does nicely offset the funky-slacker mood piece "Alluvial Fan." In a press release band member Emma Maatman says:The first song "April Limousine" serves as a literal introduction to the album and includes references to every other song, including the demos that didn’t make it on. It leaves you with the thesis statement and the question, "do you love the color of the sky?…," among others. The video is supposed to...