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Dark Dark Dark

What I Needed EP

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For those who simply canʼt get enough of the meandering piano lines and ethereal sounds of Dark Dark Darkʼs album Who Needs Who, Supply and Demand is proud to present three stunning tracks released especially for Record Store Day '13 in the UK. Each one a band favorite held back for a special occasion, these are songs from the Who Needs Who recording sessions deemed worthy of their own distinctive place. Each song remains as personal as the work youʼll hear on the Who Needs Who LP, but finds small departures to explore. On the single, ʻWhat I Neededʼ , Nona steps forward and sings in a way usually reserved for The Shangri-Las, her coy choir behind her, the band doing their version the 60′s. Sweeping romantic melody and chilling vocals still in tact, listeners are reminded of what makes the quintet so exceptional. Next weʼre treated to the wistful ʻLove Liesʼ. Heavenly and heartbreaking, it reflects a bittersweet realization that all things happen for a reason, coming over like an undiscovered Mazzy Star-Beth Orton collaboration, whilst ʻI Collect Thingsʼ drifts loosely in homage to friends.  “...perhaps Dark Dark Darkʼs true accomplishment here is how they mix sounds and influences so effortlessly. They comprise a tight, intuitive unit, especially when the instruments swirl together into an otherworldly eddy of sound.” – Pitchfork  “...like a statelier Mazzy Star, dark in all the right places.” – Uncut

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Who Needs Who

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Who Needs Who, the new album by Dark Dark Dark, is a rich, stirring body of songs that sees the band break ground and settle into the strengths of a quintet that has worked incredibly hard, both on the road and in their personal lives. Most of the material on Who Needs Who was written by vocalist / accordionist / key player Nona Marie Invie in Minneapolis, and arranged by the band on tour and in New Orleans, where acclaimed engineer Tom Herbers joined them to record. The first single, Tell Me, finds Dark Dark Dark setting a new tone for avant-garde pop. The beat is up, the drums and bass propel the song, and Invie’s voice soars between impassioned yearning and a resigned, empowered hope that reveals wisdom. The band’s commitment to their music has proven to be a double-edged sword. It’s no minor detail that Invie and Marshall LaCount, Dark Dark Dark’s co-founder and producer, were in a serious relationship that ended in early 2011, with a year solid of touring commitments ahead of them. On “Meet in the Dark,” Invie sings, “You want everything to stay the same, and then things change / But I’ll never get tired of singing these songs, no I’ll never get tired of singing these songs.” Ultimately, a five-month hiatus at the end of 2011 and early 2012 allowed the band to heal, reflect and refocus, and when the members reconvened in New Orleans for rehearsals, the initial awkwardness gave way to...

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Wild Go

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***Minneapolis based chamber-folk sextet DARK DARK DARK revel in the wonder that is always around us. On the new album, Wild Go, their dramatic sound sets NONA MARIE INVIE’s soaring, haunting voice against age-old instrumentation, a marriage that casts a lush eight-millimeter cinematic living portrait. Songwriters INVIE and MARSHALL LACOUNT bring together disparate influences—including minimalism, New Orleans jazz, Americana, Eastern European folk and pop—creating something altogether singular, with diversity as their greatest strength.

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Bright Bright Bright

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***On March 9th DARK DARK DARK will be releasing the precursor to their forthcoming sophomore full-length in the form of a stunning six-song 12-inch vinyl EP entitled Bright Bright Bright. Hailing from New Orleans, New York and Minneapolis (the latter where they lay their collective hat when not touring Europe or The States) the chamber-folk sextet have yielded a lush and intoxicating follow-up to their 2008 full-length debut The Snow Magic.  On the record, the band moves beyond past-tales of love, heartache and loneliness toward more rewarding and hopeful horizons. As Marshall LaCount explains, "These songs are about new beginnings, and usually have a little triumphant twist in them. The songs are often about a character finding a place or growing in the world in a positive way, and the little exciting and sometimes strange interactions that happen along the way."  Engineered and mixed by legendary Minneapolis producer Tom Herbers (WHY?, Low, Retribution Gospel Choir, The Jayhawks, Fog), Bright Bright Bright finds the band doing more with less. After a successful run opening for the band WHY? last fall, Dark Dark Dark recorded the EP at Sacred Heart Studios, a converted church overlooking Lake Superior.   The band took advantage of the chapel's natural reverb to amplify the power of their live performance.

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Remix 7-inch

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***To commemorate their October 2009 tour with WHY?, Minneapolis’ DARK DARK DARK deliver a 7-inch featuring remixes by ODD NOSDAM and DOSH. Odd Nosdam puts his signature spin on crowd favorite “Junk Bones,” filling the tune with dirty breakbeats and nasty bass, while Dosh’s remix of “All The Things” floats in and out, a simple loop growing and changing out of control. As a bonus each copy includes a download with an additional psych remix of “Colors” by Supply & Demand label chief TOM INHALER. (STREET DATE - 10/06/2009)

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Snow Magic

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***If you listen, the story of the band DARK DARK DARK is woven into the haunting songs of their debut album, The Snow Magic. It’s a story of love and heartache, death and loneliness, and the persistent sense of hope that keeps you living and moving. These familiar themes are tangled up with tales of ghosts, fermenting bodies, and magical dreams. Dark Dark Dark’s sound draws heavily on Americana and Eastern European influences, referencing a long tradition of wandering musicians and those who have lived deeply. Despite the references, it’s clear listening to The Snow Magic that this isn’t a band preoccupied with recreating the past. Rather, the band both celebrates the past and looks forward, with songs remembering lost friends, leaving lovers behind, and casting off the things that hold us back. With intricate song-craft and playful sensibilities, Dark Dark Dark uses their small array of age-old instruments to conjure a lush musical vision of the future. Dark Dark Dark’s journey continues in 2008, as the band collaborates with the artist Swoon and playwright Lisa D’Amour on Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea, a flotilla of rafts to be sailed down the Hudson River, culminating in a performance at Deitch Projects in New York City. It will also see the bands first European tour, and filming and scoring Flood, a project conceived and directed by bassist TODD CHANDLER. (STREET DATE - 10/28/2008)