Music fans know summer doesn’t officially begin until that first new groove of the season. Beyond the last days of school, Memorial Day parades, pool openings and barbecues, summertime is captured in those songs that remind us to relax, unwind, ease back and embrace the halcyon days of our youth. Of course, party songs, whimsical melodies and rock anthems can all become the song of the summer. But as temperatures rise in Denver this year, classic-rock fans with an ear for harmonies dripping in sunshine and relaxation need look no further than “Sunflower Sky,” the new single from local band Velvet Daydream.
“Sunflower Sky” dropped the first week of May, and the standalone single follows up the band’s self-titled debut LP, released last October. The new acoustic-sounding rock melody with a psychedelic vibe is enveloped in warm nostalgic feelings that pull up summer memories, and the story behind the song is as sweet as the sound. Heading east to Nebraska last summer on Interstate 76 to record demos for the first album, the band was struck by a calm pastoral image outside. Within the only car on an open road, the bandmates found themselves surrounded by fields of sunflowers, and guitarist Kaeden Keys felt himself “wanting to capture that image into something people can hear.”
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