Dune Aurora – Ice Age Desert

 

 

Dune Aurora – Ice Age Desert
Argonauta Records – 2025
Stoner, Rock, Desert, Doom 
Rated: ****

The album comes out on Argonauta Records this Friday, the 21st of November! But if you, by any chance, stumble around Stoner HiVe this evening… Well now… You might just be treated to the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE of this wonderful new album called Ice Age Desert by Italian trio Dune Aurora! 

And on one such evening, not too long ago, drifting through the ether, I was introduced to Dune Aurora as well. A formidable trio from Turin, who are mysterious, indulgent and feel like a stoner rock band straight out of the romantic age. It felt like I was discovering a new and half-forgotten speakeasy glowing beneath the desert moon, which borrowed its atmosphere from the grand soirées of yore. And after later inspection, their EP Lonely Town already hinted at this promise. Raw but glimmering like the first spark of a champagne toast.

And now, three years later, with the clutter pared down and their vision sharpened, they arrive glowingly at their debut full length release Ice Age Desert, which announces itself like a cold wind sweeping across a ballroom left open to the night. A sound that has grown heavier, richer and perhaps more daring. Riffs rolling in a steady deliberate force. Confidently strutting about the place and leaving the flashy solos for others. With vocals, floating clean and cool above the grit, like silk brushing softly against steel. 

A brisk, blues-tinged flourish opens the album, ushering the listeners into a frozen dreamscape. Followed by a track filled with groove and raw swagger. And then comes Dune Chameleon, which slips in a sly familiar riff, echoing youthful rebellion beneath all the frost. Momentary flashes of doom might pop up here and there but are often swept to the side by something sharper. And then there’s Sunless Queen, which broods with a patient and regal menace. 

But what dazzles most perhaps, is the cohesion.  Their kaleidoscopic sounds of desert haze, garage rumble and ethereal melody are woven together with such deliberation, that the tapestry they create feels complete and beautiful. A pure and bold statement, as though Dune Aurora has stepped confidently onto a vast glittering stage and claimed it as their own… 

(Written by JK)

Check out the first two singles right now and come back for the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE tonight! 



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