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album:  Pilot Machines
artist:   Darlingside
released: 2012-07-17
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Darlingside

Darlingside is a four-person indie folk band from Boston, MA. The band consists of Don Mitchell, Auyon Mukharji, Harris Paseltiner, and David Senft. Their style has been described as “exquisitely arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop” by All Songs Considered. As of August 2023, the band has released ten EPs and LPs, their latest being Everything is Alive.

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The Catbird Seat
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Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips:
Silly I know but I hope this makes you smile...

Catbird
 
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Posted 5 years ago by Solanus:
Cool note from an interview on a Williams College site:

Where does the name Darlingside come from?

DS: It’s an adaptation of the phrase “kill your darlings,” a proverb in the literary community which refers to the process of allowing your work to evolve through a willingness to edit out even your favorite bits. Our songwriting teacher at Williams, Bernice Lewis, used to say it often, and “Darlingside” became a friendly play on the “-cide” suffix in words like “homicide” or “fratricide.”

Holyoke MA-born myself, although 40+ years since I lived there; still plenty of relatives in the area.
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Posted 5 years ago by Ghiaap:
Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Silly I know but I hope this makes you smile...

Catbird
 
 
Love it!

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Posted 6 years ago by jimtyrrell:
Their harmonies are in the Crosby Stills Nash category. I love this band. Great live shows.
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Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities:
unclehud wrote:
Nice double-tracked (or dueling) violins.

 
I think the second bowed instrument is a cello. It does sound cool though; nice arrangement and production all around; good guitar sound. The typography for their logo/band name on the album cover is pretty cool; it would read the same if it were turned 180 degrees.  I believe it's called an "ambigram".
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Posted 10 years ago by robertheston:
I thought is was Snow Patrol for a minute there....
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Posted 11 years ago by scrubbrush:
Possibly  my favorite "new" song in the past year (new to me... made in 2010? i need to hear more from these guys). I YouTubed a video of them performing at some radio station. Great to watch how they incorporate the strings.
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Posted 2 years ago by Roguewarer:
This band is the definition of outstanding!

Saw them live in a small, very humble venue in Ann Arbor, MI a few years ago and — while I was familiar with their music — hearing/seeing it performed live was Breathtaking!!

Got a chance to chat them up after the show—they were gracious and kind gentlemen. 
Their harmonies , arrangements, and performance are tight. Don’t pass up a chance to see them live! Trust me.

oh!! — and it’s only fair to say:

THANKS TO RP FOR INTRODUCING ME TO DARLINGSIDE!!

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Posted 3 years ago by eyke:
m_logie wrote:
Enjoying the ambigram on the album cover

 cc_rider wrote:

Learned something new today. Cool.
c.

me too, this is my word for the day 1/26/22
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Posted 4 years ago by jimtyrrell:
everytime I here this I have to raise my rating. some of the best vocal harmonies going back to 60s. yes, I'm an guy.
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Posted 6 years ago by arserocket:
Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Silly I know but I hope this makes you smile...

Catbird
 
 

Nice, tasty too ... yum yum
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Posted 12 years ago by scraig:
"Darlingside traces its diverse sound to an eclectic array of musical origins: Harris picked up the cello at age six, and appeared twice on NPR with his classical piano trio. Auyon spent a year-long travel fellowship studying the traditional music and instruments of Brazil, Turkey and Ireland. Don toured nationally as a boy alto, and later worked as a singer-songwriter on sunset boat cruises in Maine. Dave began singing and arranging music in college, then spent two years learning guitar as a street musician in Boston and abroad. Sam took up drums at the age of seven and developed an intricate style that draws on his rock, celtic, and jazz backgrounds. Together, the five close friends are a powerhouse of vocal, instrumental, songwriting and performing talent." - https://www.darlingside.com/about/
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Posted 1 year ago by tm:
beautiful song…
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Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly:
The Catbird Seat sounds lonely.
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Posted 3 years ago by Grammarcop:
Here's to you, Red Barber. 
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Posted 4 years ago by Jamus:
Ghiaap wrote:
Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Silly I know but I hope this makes you smile...

Catbird
 
 
Love it!

 
It does make me smile - reminds me of my Russian Blue he-cat, smokey. 
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Posted 4 years ago by t0m5k1:
Another RP moment!
Never heard of this band, hearing Death Cab for Cutie and Badly Drawn Boy ...LOVE IT Thanks RP/Bill_G
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Posted 5 years ago by cc_rider:
m_logie wrote:
Enjoying the ambigram on the album cover
 
Learned something new today. Cool.
c.
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Posted 5 years ago by m_logie:
Enjoying the ambigram on the album cover
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Posted 10 years ago by AndyJ:

 

Viola sounds nice...

And I agree with guy from Germany....

It's nice down here by beaches in North Florida as well...

RP fits very well in a calm balanced day or evening


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