Patrick Martin

"Dandelion Eyes" is the latest release from LA-based Wisconsin-born singer-songwriter Patrick Martin.

Produced by Tim Pagnotta (Walk the Moon, Neon Trees) and Brian Phillips (Machine Gun Kelly, Coin, and Elle King), the track features layers of kaleidoscopic vocals soaring over a mix of synthesizers and guitars, all held together by a propulsive beat that won’t take sitting still for an answer. The accompanying video oscillates between shots of Martin dancing through city streets and a lonely astronaut version of him longing for those moments of humanity, encapsulating the song perfectly.

Martin explains that the song "expresses the longing for the natural world. The song details a cosmonaut experiencing hallucinations of flowers, grass, trees and trickling streams. Aboard a lifeless ship of cold metal, shiny plastic, and computers, his mind is desperate to cope with the immeasurable loss of the natural world we know on earth."

Inspired to pick up the guitar by a cousin who could already play, Martin began writing songs as an emotional outlet, and a way to try impressing the girls he had crushes on. He got more serious about songwriting after a wrenching breakup midway through college, and landed in L.A. after graduation to make music a full-time thing.

“Dandelion Eyes” showcases his knack for taking inspiration from his own life and then blending with cultural inspiration he pulls from film, television, and books, and filtered through a vivid imagination that spins his ideas into widescreen narratives. The result is songs that are specific, yet relatable and open to interpretation.

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