Wednesday 25 January 2023

Dæphne


dæphne are a three-piece emo/indie band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2014. Though I can't find any info on an official break-up, they haven't been active since 2017. In that three-year period, they put out a demo, album, and EP, which hits the quota for a midwest emo band. They crafted these super sad jams, with clean guitars meandering through melancholic scales, with somber, confessional vocals drifting atop. This band also managed to shift dynamics seamlessly, with crescendos hitting big highs with a coating of distortion, bringing in some shoegaze-y aspects to their sound. Personally, their demo is probably my favourite release, but that's partially because it was the only thing I had heard before going back through the archives and discovering they released more.  Regardless, this is highly recommended, enjoy.

1. Winona Ryder
2. What Summer Felt Like Behind Your Bedroom Door
3. Driving Down A Country Highway Blasting Weezer
4. Miscalculating Future Experiences

1. Get Better
2. Tiny Flame
3. If This Is Living The Dream, Then I Want To Wake Up
4. Sharpness Is The Game I Play
5. Peach
6. Biding Time (For A Haunted Mind)
7. Jump Right Into My Nightmare, The Water's Warm
8. Plum

1. Apple
2. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
3. Poster Girl

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