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Darker My Love | |
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.JPG) Darker My Love - Live in Concert 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock,shoegaze,psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2004–2010 |
| Labels | Dangerbird,Tarantulas |
| Members | Tim Presley Andy Granelli Rob Barbato Jared Everett Will Canzoneri Dan Allaire |
| Website | Darker My Dudes Blog |
Darker My Love was apsychedelic rock band based inLos Angeles, California. Guitarist/vocalistTim Presley, a former member of the hardcore punk bandThe Nerve Agents, formed the band in 2004 with drummer and former Nerve Agents bandmateAndy Granelli, then also ofThe Distillers. They were joined shortly thereafter by bass guitarist Rob Barbato, who shared songwriting and vocals with Presley, and rhythm guitarist Jared "The Sandwich" Everett. Will Canzoneri joined the band onorgan andclavinet in the latter half of 2006. The band released threeLPs and oneEP. Presley is also a visual artist responsible for much of the band's imagery.
The band's name was derived from aT.S.O.L. song of the same name.
Originally signed toTarantulas Records, Darker My Love released its first EP in 2004. Their first LP, recorded in 2005, was released on August 22, 2006, onDangerbird Records. In spring 2006, Presley and Barbato became members of the prolific Britishpost-punk groupThe Fall, and both are prominent on The Fall's 2007 albumReformation Post TLC. On August 28, 2007, the band released a 12-inch 45 rpm split record with Denver-based rock group Moccasin, contributing the song "Hair Decisions." The record was the first release on the Los Angeles label I Hate Rock N Roll.
The second Darker My Love album,2, was released onDangerbird Records on August 5, 2008. Several songs from the album gained prominence through licensing in television, commercials and video games; "Blue Day" is used onGuitar Hero 5 andNHL 2K10,[1] "Waves" is used inMidnight Club: Los Angeles, and "Two Ways Out" is used inMLB 09: The Show andTony Hawk: Ride.
In 2009, Granelli left the band and was replaced by a rotating cast of drummers until the band eventually settled on longtimeBrian Jonestown Massacre drummer Dan Allaire. That year, they released another split record on I Hate Rock N Roll, this time a 7" with Audacity.
The band's third LP, recorded in Northern California in January 2010 and entitledAlive As You Are, was released on July 26, 2010, in the UK and August 17, 2010, in North America.
Darker My Love toured with acts includingThe Distillers,Heavens,The Warlocks,Asobi Seksu,The Dandy Warhols,The Strange Boys,A Place To Bury Strangers,White Lies,Band of Horses andDelta Spirit.
Presley has released numerous LPs under the name White Fence, beginning with a release titledWhite Fence in February 2010. It was followed in 2011 byIs Growing Faith,Family Perfume Vol. 1 andFamily Perfume Vol. 2 in 2012,Cyclops Reap in 2013, andFor the Recently Found Innocent in 2014. He also released a 2012 collaboration withTy Segall entitledHair, a self-titled LP under the name W-X in 2015, and a 2016 Tim Presley LP entitledThe WiNK. Presley co-founded DRINKS withCate Le Bon, releasingHermits on Holiday in 2015.
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