BUZZ BANDS LA- Video: Dandelion Head, ‘Love on Your Side’
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….Filmed in and around Melbourne’s Chinatown, “Love on Your Side” has Blynn alternately frolicking through the streets, rose in hand, and high in the sky slugging a beverage with ironworkers. “If you love just right / [it] feels like you got so much to lose,” he croons, advocating for giving oneself over to love despite its perils. It’s enough to get you high….
MUSIC FEEDS - Dandelion Head, the Songs That Make Him Sad -
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….In the lead up to Blue Dream, Dandelion Head tells us about the songs that make him sad, including classics from Lee Hazlewood and Gal Costa and songs Blynn co-wrote with Rose Elinor Dougall and Say Lou Lou. You can find all of Blynn’s selections in the playlist below….
RAGE - Wild One: SAD EYES
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Sail away with Dandelion Head’s new music video for ‘Sad Eyes’, a tasty little morsel of his upcoming second record ‘Blue Dream’
You might remember him if the name YAYBLYNN means anything to you, a moniker he’s since ditched for ‘Dandelion Head’ - a nostalgic nickname given to him by his grandma Nancy.
And nostalgia’s really the name of the game with this Hotel Naomi and Adrienne Couper Smith directed visual, a charmingly lo-fi nautical clip that has us feeling like we're floating down a river in a tiny boat without a care in the world.
SAD EYES - Live Performance & Chat
RRR RADIO - Uncommon Sense - 27.12.22
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SINGLE - Sad Eyes - THE WILD IS CALLING US
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Undiscovered Gems - Dandelion Head
“It pairs the classic minimalistic polished feel of Fleetwood Mac with a taste of indie spirit known to compositions by The War On Drugs”
Dandelion Head keeps the momentum going with the release of his new single Sad Eyes. Fresh off the heels of his impressive Two Hands, the artist returns triumphantly after laying low for the better part of the last 4 years. Make no mistake, he’s been busy behind the scenes, as a contributing songwriter to artists like Sara Barreilles and touring with major indie breakouts like Lucius and Sui Zhen. Sad Eyes is just another taste of whats to comes from a pandemic era creative burst that has produced several exciting gems.
Sad Eyes is catchy and instantly infectious. It pairs the classic minimalistic polished feel of Fleetwood Mac with a taste of indie spirit known to compositions by The War On Drugs. The composition is initially simple but adapts with clever pickups and chord dips, much like the aforementioned War On Drugs. Its all treated with Dandelion Head’s own unique trademark delivery, with its charming melodic subtlety. An affect of a writer who pays attention to his lines and knows how to break the threat of repetition.
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SINGLE - SAD EYES - OBSCURE SOUNDS
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Emitting a mellow contemplation that excels into a twangy delight, “Sad Eyes” is a newly released track from Dandelion Head, featured last month with the grooving single “Two Hands.”
Acoustic guitar, enigmatic key tones, and warming wordless vocal harmonies assemble an inviting beginning. Lead vocals emerge with a crisply resonating presence, escalating beautifully during the “sad eyes, looking at the sunrise,” rise. The chorus evokes the feelings of a tired body and weary mind, set aptly amidst a relaxing lazy-day assortment of guitars and keys. Twangy guitar infusions in the second half drive to a fitting, melodically lush finale.
This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of January 2023’ Spotify playlist.
SINGLE - Two Hands - GLIDE MAGAZINE
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Dandelion Head Brings On Syncopated Grooves On Lustful “Two Hands”
“Harnessing the approachable lackadaisicalness of Kurt Vile and spiffing it up a bit with tightly syncopated grooves and slick production reminiscent of Local Natives”
While the conditions and setbacks of the pandemic were less than ideal for most to say the least, LA/Melbourne-based musician and songwriter J.Blynn seems to have put that time to great use with his solo project Dandelion Head, with the latest sing “Two Hands” being a shining example of the fruits of his labor. Harnessing the approachable lackadaisicalness of Kurt Vile and spiffing it up a bit with tightly syncopated grooves and slick production reminiscent of Local Natives. “Two Hands” is the slacker rock dance party guaranteed to get you through the winter doldrums.
SINGLE - Two Hands - AUSTRALIAN SOUNDS
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SPOTLIGHT ON - DANDELION HEAD
When your career has been spent supporting the likes of Lucius and Richard Marx on tour, you know listeners are in for a treat. Releasing his latest single at the back end of 2022, Two Hands was a sumptuous journey into the purity of sound. The textures, the voice and the astonishing beauty of the arrangement show an artist at the top of his game.
That ability is hardly surprising when you consider the world he moves. Originally from the USA and settling in the outskirts of Melbourne for love, the singer songwriter is no stranger to the big stage nor the vibrant Victorian music scene. His list of collaborations is a roll call to admire and includes artists such as Set Mo, Courtney Marie Andrews, Elliphant, Rose Elinor Dougall, Say Lou Lou, Roofeeo (TVOTR), Emma Louise and Jade Bird.
What The Hell
2017 was the year that he released his first track as a solo artist titled What The Hell. Laidback with a voice that transcends the human experience, the aural pictures he paints are ethereal and majestically designed. This was only the beginning of his journey and his career since then has been punctuated with an 8-track album titled Yay Blinn and several singles. All of them displaying a tender approach to music that speaks to a musician capable of leaving an indelible mark on the industry.
Brilliantly evocative with intelligent lyrics, vocally his style shows influences of the Beatles, John Lennon and the great troubadours of country. Don’t be put off by that link to a genre that can be much maligned, this is not your boot scooting baby music. The slide guitars on the album just add so much undeniable beauty to his work that it leaves audiences breathless.
The Move Down Under
What do you do during a pandemic? Move down under and escape the world chaos. That is the solution that presented itself to Dandelion Head. He found a mud brick shack on a hillside of gum trees outside Melbourne, set up a studio and after battling an infestation of bees, called it Old Comb Studios.
That move has born the richest of fruits although it took some time to ripen. After two years of intense song writing and working with Sean Kenihan (Northeast Party House), Liam Gough (Teskey Brothers) on drums, and Casey Hartnett (Sui Zhen) he released Sad Eyes and Two Hands.
It is rare that you come across an artist that is dedicated to bringing intelligent and exquisitely crafted music to the airwaves. Dandelion Head’s music is no lowest common denominator pop fodder. It is incredibly complex but gracing the listener on waterfall of sounds that are luxurious and inviting.
Check out his single and a video that displays a wicked sense of humour. This is what real musicians get up to in the quiet hours.
SINGLE - Two Hands - THE WILD IS CALLING US
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Undiscovered Gems - Dandelion Head
“Dandelion Head reinvents the classic on their serene new Single”
Dandelion Head reinvents the classics on their serene new single Two Hands. The sweet soulful single has vintage sensibility, embellishing nostalgic jazz adapted chord movements. The legacies of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, reinvigorated with an indie sensibility as if My Morning Jacket teamed up with Vulfpeck. The stuttery palmed picking and roaming bass are elite, constantly scanning and inflecting the melodic range, turning over every harmonious stone to uncover Two Hands melodic wisdom.
Compositional surprises greet you around every corner, as Two Hands delivers to the finale. Dandelion Head brings crossover appeal. The psychedelic tonal quality should please the indie crowd, but the undeniable elite grooves might draw in some jam band off shoots. Anyone who digs funk, jazz, jam, Steely Dan, is going to dig this. Catch our drift?
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SINGLE - Two Hands - NICHE MAGAZINE
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