The Darlingtons - Don't Give Me Hope

Ralph makes no secret of his love of The Darlingtons track 'Bats' (closely followed by 'Watch Yourself'), both of which have featured regularly on his Radio KC Sunday Indie Show.  So it's no surprise his tail was wagging with news of their debut self-released single 'Don't Give Me Hope', due out November 25th 2013 along with an almost countrywide autumn tour.




They're putting it out through darlingtonsmusic and it's a more grown up, reflective Darlingtons sound, reminiscent of Leeds band Swim Deep's, 'She Changes The Weather'.  They're growing stronger lyrically with each release and back it up with a depth of musicality difficult to find in bands with many more years behind them.  It's matched by an ever so slightly esoteric video by Reel 35's Karl Taylor and features a performance filmed in The Live Room, Taunton interspersed with a dancing rabbit (Luis Young of Elementz Street Dance) at the stunning location of the Quantocks in Somerset.

The Darlingtons vocally strong, guitar driven live performances are a force of nature (I was lucky enough to catch a live streamed performance recently and look forward to catching them live at Winsford in December). Their reputation has grown with hard work at the core of their ideology, gigging relentlessly across the country, resulting in their being one of the tightest live bands on the circuit.

	Upcoming gigs
	Nov 01	Gypsy Tears	Cleethorpes, United Kingdom				Share
	Nov 02	The Leopard	Doncaster, United Kingdom	Tickets		RSVP	Share
	Nov 03	The Hop	Wakefield, United Kingdom	Tickets		RSVP	Share
	Nov 08	King Arthur	Glastonbury, United Kingdom			RSVP	Share
	Nov 09	Bar Youth Cafe	Weston Super Mare, United Kingdom				Share
	Nov 15	Mammy Liz's Voodoo lounge	Stamford, United Kingdom			RSVP	Share
	Nov 23	Lock 42	Leicester, United Kingdom	Tickets		RSVP	Share
	Nov 29	Lincoln Imp	Scunthorpe, United Kingdom	Tickets		RSVP	Share
	Dec 06	The Drednought	Bathgate, United Kingdom			RSVP	Share
	Dec 11	Death2Disco Nottinghill Arts Club	London, United Kingdom			RSVP	Share
	Dec 19	Da Bee	Winsford, United Kingdom			RSVP	Share
	Dec 27	The Louisiana	Bristol, United Kingdom	Tickets		RSVP	Share