Darlia | |
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Origin | Blackpool, England |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Years active | 2013–? (status unknown) |
Labels | B-Unique Records |
Members | Nathan Day Dave Williams Micko Larkin Greg "Greggles" Bishop |
Past members | Jack Bentham |
Website | http://www.darlia.co.uk/ |
Darlia is a British rock band from Blackpool. Formed in 2013, the band have so far released various EPs and a mini-album, Petals.[1]
History
[edit]The band was formed in 2013 in Blackpool by former schoolmates Nathan Day and Jack Bentham, along with Dave Williams. They signed with B-Unique recordings and released three EPs between 2013 and 2015. Petals, an eight track mini-album, was released in 2015, charting at number 79 in the UK.[2] The band have toured supporting Gerard Way, Nothing But Thieves and The Wombats, played Glastonbury Festival and Reading Festival, as well as being part of the NME Awards Tour 2015.[3] Their first full LP was expected to be released in 2016. In 2017 front-man Nathan Day released a satirical NME article that suggested the band had been taking a break.
As of 2023, their official website is down.[4]
Band members
[edit]- Nathan Day – vocals, guitar (2013–?)
- Dave "Davey" Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (2013–?)
- Micko Larkin – guitar, backing vocals (2017–?)
- Greg "Greggles" Bishop – drums, backing vocals (2017–?)
Former members
[edit]- Jack Bentham – drums, backing vocals (2013–2017)[1]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK | ||
2015 | Petals[5]
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79 |
Extended plays/Singles EP
[edit]Year | Title of the EP | Tracks |
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2013 | Darlia |
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2013 | Knock Knock[7] |
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2014 | Candyman[8] |
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2014 | Dear Diary[9] |
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2015 | Daytrotter Session[10] |
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List of songs
[edit]Name | Album/EP | Notes |
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Alive in Wonderland | – | Only played live[11] |
Animal Kingdom |
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Ballad of Black and White | Single | |
Beam Me Up | Single | |
Bite The Apple | Darlia EP | |
Blood Money |
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Candyman |
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Chain Daisy | – | The band uploaded a studio version on their official Youtube channel[13] |
Choke On Bones | Knock Knock EP | |
Dear Diary |
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I've Never Been To Ohio | Petals | |
Long Way Down | – | Unreleased song; only played live. On the official Youtube channel, the band uploaded a live session of the song.[14] In 2017, a demo version was released by the singer on one of his YouTube channels.[15] |
Napalm | Knock Knock EP | |
Pandemonium |
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There is also a demo from when the group was called 'The Uncanny Valley'.[16] |
Queen of Hearts |
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An acoustic version also exists and it was uploaded on the official Youtube channel of the band[17] |
Sanctuary | – | Only played live[18] |
Say Your Prayers | Petals | |
Skymond | – | Only played live[19] |
Stars Are Aligned | Petals | |
Sum Of Your Problems | – | Only played live[20] |
Take Care Utopia | – | Only played live[21] |
Typhoid Mary | – | Only played live[22][23] |
Shine On Sunshine | – | There is a demo version of the song from when the group was called 'The Uncanny Valley'.[24] |
Swallow Soil | – | The band uploaded a studio version of the song with an official music video on their official Youtube channel[25] An "The Uncanny Valley" demo version also exists.[26] In 2017, another demo version was released by the singer on one of his YouTube channels.[27] |
Vanilla | – | Only played live. The band performed the song also in a BBC Radio 1 session and in a NME session[28] |
Want Say | Petals (bonus track on the Japanese edition)[12] | |
Who We Are | – | Only played live[29] |
Singles
[edit]- Queen Of Hearts (2013)[30][31]
- Stars Are Aligned (2014)[31]
- Candyman (2014)[32]
- Dear Diary (2014)[33]
- I've Never Been To Ohio (2015)[34]
- Ballad of Black & White (2017)[35][36]
- Beat Me Up (2017)[37]
- Pandemonium (2019)[38][39]
Side projects
[edit]Nathan Day
[edit]EPs
[edit]Other Releases
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Darlia (New band of the day No 1,644) | Music n". Theguardian.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "DARLIA | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "NME Awards Tickets". Nme.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230401000000*/http://www.darlia.co.uk/
- ^ "Darlia: Petals – Music on Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Nme.com. "Darlia's 'Petals': Stream The Boisterous Mini-Album From Blackpool's Grunge-Meisters". NME. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Knock Knock – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 28 October 2013, retrieved 16 November 2019
- ^ Candyman – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 31 March 2014, retrieved 16 November 2019
- ^ Dear Diary – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 7 July 2014, retrieved 16 November 2019
- ^ "Darlia – Daytrotter Session – Jan 30, 2015 – on NoiseTrade". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Darlia – Alive In Wonderland(LIVE@BARFLY) 30.01.14, retrieved 16 November 2019
- ^ a b c d "Darlia – Petals". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Chain Daisy". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Long Way Down (Sitting Down With Dave #1)". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Long Way Down (Unreleased demo)". YouTube.
- ^ "Pandemonium – The Uncanny Valley". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Q u e e n O f H e a r t s". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Sanctuary @The Camden Assembly". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Skymond @O2 Institute". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia – Take Care Utopia @The Camden Assembly". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Typhoid Mary (Unit, Southampton 29/03/14)". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – @Water Rats Live Gig 2014(Audio)". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shine On Sunshine – The Uncanny Valley". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Swallow Soil". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Swallow Soil – The Uncanny Valley". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Swallow Soil (Unreleased demo)". YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia perform 'Vanilla' live in session for NME". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Darlia – Who We Are @The Camden Assembly". Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Knock Knock EP version
- ^ a b "Darlia: Queen Of Hearts – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia: Candyman – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia: Dear Diary – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia: I've Never Been To Ohio – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia make an "unexpectedly spicy" return with "Ballad Of Black & White"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Darlia: Ballad Of Black And White – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Darlia: Beam Me Up – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ 2019 version
- ^ "Pandemonium – Single di Darlia" (in Italian). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "We Come in Pieces - EP di Nathan Day su Apple Music".
- ^ "Fall Forever - EP di Nathan Day su Apple Music".
- ^ "Vertigo – Single by Nathan Day". 25 January 2019 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Catch Some Zee's – Single by Nathan Day". 20 September 2019 – via Apple Music.