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Hey y’all,

I work with a great artist Michael Iwanusa. You might remember his name from his work as lead singer and songwriter of the NYC indie band Caveman. His new project is called RIP Dunes and the self-titled album is out on March 1st.  You can check out a couple of early singles here 😉

http://www.ripdunes.com

“In Real Life”

“Is It Real?”

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The first one reminds me a lot of U2. I think that was on purpose – a nod to “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” perhaps? I’m also kind of a sucker for that NYC imagery. I grew up on Long Island so this reminds me of home.

Generally speaking I’m a big fan of this nostalgia trend in the indie scene. It’s like taking a classic sound or musical trope and putting your own twist on it, so it resonates with the listener but doesn’t turn them off by being too similar.

I’ll be checking out the rest of the album tonight but I’m digging so far.  Thanks for sharing and thanks again for joining! Means a lot!