Daphne’s Demise

A short and sweet EP that’s become a recurring favorite around here. Coming on like The Concretes gone country, the new EP from Daphne’s Demise is awash in a hazy pop glow. Opening up with the cloudy ennui of “Bedroom Window,” the EP balances a subtle saunter with synth and swirl, sending the listener down a delightful whirlpool folk and pop. The band doesn’t emerge from the fogged enclave for the next five tracks, plunging pedal steel into misty morning memories on “Golden Glow,” and rocking the listener gently with the pining sighs of “I Just Want You.” Perhaps the closest the band gets to a clear-eyed outing is “Canyon of Love,” but the song still gains a bit of a gossamer hue before it saddles up on its run through spectral country. The song turns on the band’s sweeter side, letting a darkness pull the listener down into the depths like Colorado River mermaids calling us to our untimely demise. Closer “Food for the Worm,” balances the band’s poles, and despite its morbid title, the song ends the EP on a note of wistful folk. A lovely little hidden gem that shouldn’t get lost in a busy year, the new EP, The Heart Is A Garden, is out now from Perennial Death.

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