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Israel Darling

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Now booking Summer shows. Message us for details.
Press:
"Acoustic and jangly but the polar opposite of mellow, Hickory’s Israel Darling draws a little rock twang and swagger into their clever Cohen meets Bacharach meets Buckley stew, and it sure does work.Atmospheric echoes swirl beneath a story of inner turmoil and hard choices in “Oh My God,” until the noise builds to a roar that matches the pain and regret in the storyteller’s head. Vocalist and songwriter Jacob Darden has a knack for delivering the damndest lyric at just the right time, with a voice somewhere in the area of Jump Little Children’s Jay Clifford and Andrew Bird, peppered with a tad of David Gray.“All Is Well” gears down a bit, but what sticks with you about these guys is that for all the “skinny pants” affectations and bouncing around (at least in the live format) there are real songs here, and the potential for much, much more. Smart arrangements, crafty use of sound (check the “grating giving way to hypnotic” drum loop under “I Know But It Is Late”) and no shortage of heartbreak in the material make for some great ingredients. We’ll just have to wait for Israel Darling to finish up the full-length album and head our way again — soon. Well worth a listen."
- Chris Cooper, Smoky Mountain News
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Member Since: 1/26/2007
Band Members: Jacob Darden
Isaac Crouch
Ben Welner
Greg Stone
Tyler York
WE NEED MORE MUSICIANS SO CONTACT US. WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU PLAY IT COULD WORKthat means winds, strings, including bowed instruments, folk instruments, keys/piano, even electronic kids are welcomed "samplers, beat makers, we don't care". We accept everyone. Hope that was clear, so come join. You too gals.
Influences: Aaron Weiss
Lenard Cohen
M Ward
Etta Baker
Bob Dylan
Espers
Old Crow Medicine Show
The Microphones
Bert Jansch
Whiskeytown
Henry Darden
Joanna Newsom
Conor Oberst
DOC W
Neutral Milk Hotel
Daniel Johnston
John Prine
Elliot Smith
Folk Culture
Wilco
Minus Story

Sounds Like: A talking tree
Record Label: NONE
Type of Label: Indie