04-06-2023, 10:27
Happened upon a couple of teasers from the soon to be released Everything is Alive album by Darlingside, a band about whom I know precisely diddly, but I listened and liked what I heard, including the occasional banjo. Real instruments, super harmonies and they have that luminosity one is always looking for - (or I am, anyway!). Will have a meander through their catalogue, I think - hoping to find some weight.
Having looked them up, also found this lovely nugget on Wiki - re the origin of the band name ...
"The band's name originates from a songwriting class taken by the band members at Williams College. The course instructor, Bernice Lewis, quoted British writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in teaching the class to “kill your darlings”, wherein a favorite line, lick, or riff (“a darling”) might compromise the balance and arc of the song as a whole. The name “Darlingside” is an homage to “killing one’s darlings." It is spelled with an “s” instead of a “c” (like regicide, fratricide, or homicide) because the band felt the “s” is easier on the eye."
"Eliza I See" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3FwCJtuACU
"Darkening Hour"
A live clip (not from the new album) ... just nice to see ...
Having looked them up, also found this lovely nugget on Wiki - re the origin of the band name ...
"The band's name originates from a songwriting class taken by the band members at Williams College. The course instructor, Bernice Lewis, quoted British writer Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in teaching the class to “kill your darlings”, wherein a favorite line, lick, or riff (“a darling”) might compromise the balance and arc of the song as a whole. The name “Darlingside” is an homage to “killing one’s darlings." It is spelled with an “s” instead of a “c” (like regicide, fratricide, or homicide) because the band felt the “s” is easier on the eye."
"Eliza I See" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3FwCJtuACU
"Darkening Hour"
A live clip (not from the new album) ... just nice to see ...
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