10/24/18
7:55 PM
I’ve been wondering what I should write about to begin this blog, I thought about a lot of options and as of yesterday, I felt that it was really clear what my first official music post should be about.
Daphne Loves Derby.
My inspiration for music and a band that I found that really pulled me into music. I discovered Daphne Loves Derby sometime in middle school, a couple of guys at my church had learned to play a song by them on guitar (Simple, Starving To Be Safe) and I thought to myself, “that’s a nice sound…” From there on, I searched their music across the vast different music platforms available in late 2000’s- Youtube, Myspace, Napster, Purevolume, Bandcamp, Limewire, etc.
A whole decade later, and they’re still my favorite band, although they don’t make music together anymore. The sentimental sound that they still carry, the ultra lethargic/ nostalgic writing in their lyrics, and the weight that their music carried in my life is something that made become inspired to be a musician/ music enthusiast today.
What brought on this post, was the fact that about a month ago, I randomly ended up on Jason Call’s (Daphne’s former bassist and vocalist) website . I also found that Jason was selling some digital copies of some older demos and LPs of Daphne Loves Derby along with his music as well. Naturally I bought it. The cool part of this whole experience was that Jason personally emailed me and apologized that he didn’t realized that I purchased the music and told me he’d be shipping the CD promptly. We also had a conversation via email about how the band members were and what my favorite tracks are and such, which was a really cool experience for me.
Fast forward to last night and I received the CD, and to my surprise, a hard copy of Good Night, Witness Light was also in the package as well.
I was pretty happy.
10/10 would recommend.
Alternative/ Indie/ Emo rock with expressive lyrics, simple yet mellow and cozy acoustic, and songs about heartbreak to growing up. If any of those elements draw you in, Daphne Loves Derby is a must listen.
Listen to the album below: