DARLINGSIDE

Strange Flights, A Mixtape

Don — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:11:59 +0000

It’s been a while, but it’s finally time for a new mixtape. Hope you enjoy this relatively-relaxing indie grab bag. Share your most recent favorite songs with us in the comments section!

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Iron Horse Show Review– UMass Daily Collegian

Darlingside — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:09 +0000

Of course, they played the two songs they were releasing that evening. “The Ancestor” was a folk-rock march bolstered by unison vocals and an immediate classic Darlingside hook, while “The Woods” was a galloping, Bloc Party-esque whirlwind complete with lush harmonies and a positively Baroque breakdown.

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Lily Pad Show Review — Allston Pudding

Darlingside — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:00:43 +0000

Darlingside definitely sounds like a band that is realizing their collective vision. Every member of the quintet is a solid instrumentalist, and they seem very comfortable being on stage and playing together, which is a surprisingly rare thing.

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NEW PILOT MACHINES PRE-RELEASE: The Ancestor 7″

Darlingside — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:52:40 +0000

We are thrilled to announce our second digital/vinyl pre-release: The Ancestor 7″. There are two new tracks on the 7″: ‘The Ancestor’ on Side 1 and ‘The Woods’ on Side 2. It marks the second of three pre-releases leading up to the full Pilot Machines album in July. Many thanks to all of the Pilot Machines subscribers who are downloading, listening, and sharing the tunes. If you’d like to sample one of the tracks, check out the following hi-speed animated music video by our friend and creative-master-cartoonist Erik Tostevin: ‘The Woods’ — Darlingside

If you haven’t yet jumped on board for the Pilot Machines subscription album, you can go to our release site, pilotmachines.com, and sign up for digital or vinyl subscriptions. By signing up, you’ll get the two brand new tracks off of The Ancestor 7″ and three more that have already been released.

We hope you enjoy.

Love, Darlingside

“The Woods” Review — Sirens of Decay

Darlingside — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:52:51 +0000

“The Woods” is a beautiful marriage of 60′s and 70′s pop and aBoy/War era U2 guitar work; the track is wrapped in the same kind of nuance that I’ve grown to love from the band. They seem to know just how low and how high to go – this is not a band that is gonna blow out your speakers…this is a band that will give those $100+ dollar headphones you purchased a real workout so you can find out if they were worth all that dough.

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Music Video Premiere– Direct Current Music

Darlingside — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:10 +0000

New track — and eyepopping video from animator Erik Tostevin premiering here — “The Woods” sprints (literally!) on an intricate guitar lines and insistent backbeat, another sterling example of Darlingside’s artful, cinematic music we’ve described as “meticulously arranged with orchestral flair” from an album “brimming with smarts and ambition.”

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Live Blog Videos — The Music in the Attic

Darlingside — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:00:25 +0000

Seeing the five of them sing together is a spiritual transformation for everyone in the room. After this session, I can’t wait to experience what the full live show is like.

Read and watch here

“Still” Review — Striker Bill

Darlingside — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:00:14 +0000

Described as “string-rock,” the band combines clever instrumentation with poppy arrangements and smart, literate songwriting…

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Blog Interview

Darlingside — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:43 +0000

The idea is what the band calls a subscription album, and if you are intrigued (which I know you are, don’t lie) read on to hear what Darlingside violin/mandolin player Auyon Mukharji told us about the ongoing process of creating the album and make sure to catch them this Sunday March, 4th at the Lily Pad in Cambridge.

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“Still” Song Review– What’s Protocol?

Darlingside — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:00:32 +0000

Full of beautiful harmonies and layers of instruments that blend so organically to create feel good sing-a-longs, their first single, “Still,” is a tightly packaged song full of seamless energy…

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