REVIEW: Strange Weather, Atlanta Music Examiner

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Presenting February's edition of Chris' Pick Six

February 15, 2016 | Chris Martin

The upcoming record - Strange Weather - is a six song melodious journey down Deardarkhead’s sonic highway. After their lead singer departed in 2009 they reinvented themselves as an instrumental band creating a sound that needed no lyrical input. The band precisely incorporates jangly guitars, pop infused melodies and vociferous rhythms that hook listener’s much in that way a catchy chorus does. The songs have a classic feel, reminiscent of the 80’s which helps with the likability of Deardarkhead’s music. The jangly guitars on “Falling Upward”, the brooding undertones of “March Hares” and the spacey melodies on “Thinking Back” anchor this record and will keep listeners returning to submerge themselves into Deardarkhead’s soundscape.

http://www.examiner.com/article/presenting-february-s-edition-of-chris-pick-six

REVIEW: Strange Weather, The POP! Stereo Review Round Up

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Deardarkhead Create Strange Weather

February 9, 2016 | Paul POP!

Deardarkhead’s Mini LP Strange Weather is a six song ethereal journey into the post-shoegazing landscape. This instrumental record is utterly gorgeous and features some of the best guitar work I’ve heard on an instrumental work in a really long time. And while the musicianship on this record is top notch or higher, it’s one of the few atmospheric albums that I’ve heard that would benefit immensely from vocals.

If you ever wondered what the Stone Roses would sound like without Ian Brown, Strange Weather answers that question. It’s a crisp record that jangles, jumps, jams and shimmers in the sunlight. The songs are memorable, danceable, and ready for a vocalist to take them into the stratosphere. Not really post rock, not really ambient, not really anything related to anything similar DDH seems to be a band that simply couldn’t find a vocalist. That being said, if they ever were to find one suited to their tastes Deardarkhead could be a band with an arsenal of killer singles and world domination at their feet. Until then bliss out to Strange Weather and enjoy its post-shoegazing atmospherics.   

http://popstereoreviews.blogspot.com/2016/02/dear-dark-head-create-strange-weather.html

REVIEW: Strange Weather, Austin Town Hall

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Brand New Spanking Deardarkhead

February 5, 2016 | Nathan Lankford

You should already be aware of Deardarkhead, the long-running act of warm noise makers (Captured Tracks) even threw out a retrospective a few years back). They’ve been going strong for the last several years, despite nixing their long-time singer and moving forward as an instrumental act. Oddly, they haven’t seemed to miss a beat, if anything growing stronger as a unit. On this brand new single, I’m a huge fan of the rhythm section, particularly the bass chords that seem to bubble up beneath cascading distorted guitars. There’s movement within the song too, which isn’t always present in instrumental pieces, changing tones and power behind the mix. Their new album Strange Weather will be filled with tunes both startling and soothing; it will be released by the super reliable (and Texas based!) Saint Marie Records on March 25th.

http://austintownhall.com/2016/02/05/brand-spanking-new-deardarkhead/

Strange Weather now available for preorder!

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We are happy to announce our new recording Strange Weather is now available for preorder on Limited Vinyl, CD, and Digital Download at Saint Marie Records.

Release Date: 3/25/16

Vinyl limited to 250, high quality vinyl gatefold with download card. 100 Black / 150 White with Red Blue and Black splatter

Track listing:

1) Falling Upward
2) Sunshine Through the Rain
3) Juxta Mare
4) March Hares
5) Ice Age
6) Thinking Back

Listen to "Ice Age" over at the Austin Town Hall and read what they are saying about our new release: 

"Strange Weather will be filled with tunes both startling and soothing..."

Cheers!
deardarkhead

New DDH song to appear on Saint Marie Records' Static Waves 4

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"Juxta Mare", from our upcoming release on Saint Marie Records, will appear on the label's fourth annual compilation Static Waves 4. It includes tracks from past releases, future releases, remixes, and exclusives all from the Saint Marie roster!

Release Date: 11/27/15

3X CD or MP3 download
33 Tracks
24 Previously unreleased

 Full track listing and pre-order information here.

Cheers!
deardarkhead

ps. Listen to a rough demo version of the track on our SoundCloud page.

INTERVIEW: 3/4/15 Wall of Sound 95.3 FM WRGP

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Here's a DDH interview Rob did for the Wall of Sound show with DJ Torgo on 95.3 FM WRGP, Florida International University student radio.

DJ Torgo covers local shows and major festivals, airing exclusive interviews alongside the latest (and classic) artists in the shoegaze, psychedelic, and noise rock genres. Be sure to tune into his show, he's playing some great stuff!

Enjoy!
deardarkhead

Deardarkhead join Saint Marie Records

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We are proud to announce that we are now part of the Saint Marie Records family! It's a great label with a wonderful roster of bands and we couldn't be more excited. An ep of recently recorded material will be forthcoming very soon, so stay tuned for more details shortly. 

Until then, here's an insightful interview with Saint Marie Records CEO & Founder, Wyatt Parkins.

Be seeing you,
deardarkhead

SHOW: 6/20/14 House of Blues Foundation Room, Atlantic City, NJ

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DDH will be at the House of Blues Foundation Room (Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, NJ) on Friday, June 20th with our good friends from the recently reformed Noise Museum, plus Position 9 and Matthew Composer. 

Come on out and get live and local amid the psychedelic surroundings: FREE SHOW!!!

More event info here...

Be seeing you,
deardarkhead

Here are some pictures from the show:

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Scenes from Miner Street Recordings

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Over Memorial Day Weekend 2014, we recorded 6 new songs at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia, with head engineer and producer, Jonathan Low. We had a great experience. It was challenging, fun, stressful, inspirational, educational, and rewarding all at the same time. Things are sounding amazing, but we still have a bit more mixing to do. Hopefully, we'll have a new release out in the not too distant future! In the meantime, here are some scenes from our session.

Cheers,
deardarkhead

DDH return to the studio

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It's been a long time, but we are returning to the studio to record a 6-7 song ep!

We will be at Miner Street Recordings, in Philadelphia at the end of May, with Head Engineer, Jonathan Low at the helm. His credit highlights include:

Producer: Bleeding Rainbow, Restorations
Engineer: The National, The Planetarium Project (Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly), Twin Sister, Sharon Van Etten, Marissa Nadler
Mixer: Joan Osborne, Sharon Van Etten, Marissa Nadler, Twin Sister

We will keep you posted with progress updates.

Be seeing you.
Rob, Kevin and Kevin

Welcome to the new site

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Let's face it, using MySpace for your website sucks. 

It's taken a while, but we're glad to be finally unveiling the new, official DDH site: your source for all things deardarkhead, past, present and future. Have a look around and let us know what you think.

We'll be adding a lot more to the site down the road, so be sure to keep checking back for all the latest info and news.

Cheers!
Rob, Kevin and Kevin