Darlingside

 
NPR: First Listen

“…exquisitely-arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop.” – NPR Music

"Like a church choir staring down the apocalypse" - Rolling Stone

"If you’re hard on the lookout for the next band you’re going to fall for, your search can end with Darlingside.” - American Songwriter

Extralife is the follow up to the alt-folk quartet’s 2015 breakthrough, the highly praised Birds Say. Where Birds Say was steeped in childhood nostalgia and the loss of innocence, Extralife finds Darlingside looking to the future, mourning the loss of our world with an almost post-apocalyptic view. While the subject matter may seem bleak, Extralife is not without an underlying sense of hope and optimism.

Extralife looks at hard truths ranging from societal issues, politics, environmental concerns and religious tensions as catalysts for where we may be headed. While the issues of today dominate every form of media and communication, Darlingside views it all from a different lens. The group looks past the now and predicts the life to which we could potentially be headed as a fictional narrative, but is it? How the group could address such a dark subject with such artistic beauty and grace is a testament to the distinctive nature of Darlingside.

Lyrically and musically, Darlingside continues to move forward. Their pensive and poetic lyrics are sung utilizing divine harmonies reminiscent of The Beach Boys, Fleet Foxes and Simon & Garfunkel. The sonic landscape they build with their seamless vocals and masterful musicianship creates an ambient, dreamlike atmosphere that urges total immersion. Darlingside’s sound is not merely a studio creation as anyone who has seen the band live can attest to. The merging of their four voices into a single microphone is something one needs to experience to believe.

At the core of Extralife the deepest questions remain; does anything we do matter or make a difference? Are we resigned to fate or are we able to change the future? The members of Darlingside - Don Mitchell, Auyon Mukharji, Harris Paseltiner, and David Senft - believe that we can and we must.
 
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RIYL: Fleet Foxes, Saintseneca, Milk Carton Kids, Lone Bellow, Low Anthem, Head and the Heart
TRY: #12, 5, 4, 3

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