L.A.-based quartet Oh Darling’s buoyant new-wave pop has the power to turn the most forbidding club crowd into a sea of grinning fan-geeks. But their reach extends well beyond area venues – several Oh Darling tunes have graced top-rated TV series and commercials. Their forthcoming album, “Brave the Sound”, is certain to win over a bevy of new admirers. Even listeners unfamiliar with Oh Darling’s name may well recognize songs like the spiky, infectious “I Like You, Baby,” the edgy, compact rocker “Never Go Too Far,” and the winsome “Colorful Day,” which have been featured on such TV series as the CW’s One Tree Hill, Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva and USA’s Royal Pains.Guitarist Daven Hall, singer-keyboardist Jasmine Ash, bassist J.Marie Hall and drummer Jake Endicott began playing together in 2006 in Portland, Oregon; L.A. became their base of operations in 2009. Ash’s gossamer vocals are undergirded by surprisingly muscular arrangements and wild tempo shifts, as the band alternates melodic sweetness with propulsive rock. Daven’s incisive guitar lines and the tight rhythmic interplay of J.Marie and Jake evoke influences as diverse as Talking Heads, Blondie, Metric, Kate Bush, Phoenix, Built to Spill and Eels. The net effect, judging by the words of admiring reviewers, is equal parts enchantment and energy.
Connect with Oh Darling:
+ Artist Website: www.ohdarlingmusic.com
+ Download: Holiday (mp3)
+ Download: Never Go Too Far (mp3)
+ Contact: Ryan Wines | ryan@petmarmoset.com | 541.981.0003
