A vulnerable, shiver-inducing reverie, Dino Expedition’s breathtakingly beautiful “Marie” is an achingly intimate indie folk song of trauma and innocence – of trust betrayed and promises broken.
Stream: “Marie” – Dino Expedition
On the surface, Dino Expedition’s sophomore single is breathtakingly beautiful.
Judging from its tender nature and acoustic warmth alone, you’d never know there was a darkness bubbling within the Brooklyn band’s soft tones; you wouldn’t immediately recognize the pain and heartache, the trauma and emotional fracture that brought their music to life. The beauty of this art form lies not only in the opportunity for limitless self-expression, but also in the elasticity of interpretation; what for the maker is an upheaval can be a lullaby for the listener – a soothing seduction; something to lull you into a state of quiet reflection and calm repose.
Or you can listen deeper, and feel all the same raw turmoil the trio first felt upon writing and recording this lilting tune. A vulnerable, shiver-inducing reverie, Dino Expedition’s “Marie” is an achingly intimate indie folk song of trauma and innocence; of trust betrayed and promises broken, faith tested and a relationship forever scarred and marred.
Sorry for my delay
my skin was blue,
but that’s okay.
My feet were weak
down in the creek
right off the cusp
of Iris street.
Could you forget one day
what happened to you yesterday.
It was okay!
Atwood Magazine is proud to be premiering “Marie,” a dreamy, soul-stirring eruption from those haunting, innermost human depths. Arriving just a month after the Brooklyn-based alt-rock band’s debut single “Lose Your Mind,” which features a full rock band setup and a sonically charged wall of sound, the group’s second song showcases a softer side. Far more ‘folk’ than shoegaze or dream pop, “Marie” is deceptively mellifluous, its easygoing melodies and sweet harmonies covering up some of the more visceral churn at its core.
“My relationship with my father is rather complicated,” Tahlia Amanson, who leads Dino Expedition together with bandmates Aiden Velazquez (bass guitar) and McCabe Teems (drums), tells Atwood Magazine. “Trust was something I desperately yearned for in our relationship, but was rather reprimanded time and time again by his empty promises.”
“After multiple years of him always leaving my mother alone with my sisters and I, we eventually found out on my parents’ 20th anniversary that he was seeing another woman. ‘Marie’ is an ode to the woman that my father was secretly seeing – looking at the pain and isolation through the lens of my own childhood innocence.”
We would just stay inside
until the phone
would just die.
It was too late
to catch the next
bus trip, all over the state.
Who said that this would be
the only time
to catch Marie;
lurking in the outer house,
way past his only spouse
A dreamy glaze over the hurting within doesn’t take away from the intensity of this song.
In fact, Dino Expedition’s enchanting performance helps make “Marie” all the more memorable and mesmerizing as they capture a profound inner weight with a sense of warmth and fragility. This is just the beginning of much more to come from the Brooklyn trio as they continue to introduce themselves and unveil their upcoming debut album, Thanks a Million (out November 15, 2024 independently and via TV-14 Recordings).
For now, get lost in the breathtaking beauty and the endless aching of “Marie,” streaming exclusively on Atwood Magazine!
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