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"Sometimes bleak, other times energetic, but always addicting, the vocals never get dull in the five tracks that are available on Night Life."
- Indierockreviews.com
"It's pop music, no doubt, but in the good way. It's moody and drifts ethereally over the calm dark or declares it present with a staccato splash like a foot stomping in a puddle."
- Subpopular.com
"Their debut EP, Night Life, flashes potential."
- QuietColor.com
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"Wait"
"On Your Arm"
"Don't Believe Anything You Hear"
It’s not easy to talk about a record like Night Life. From the explosion of sound that kicks off the EP to the eerie, reverb-laden dreamscape of “Seen a Ghost,” themes of love and loss tie the songs together. But as with everything they do, Dave Buker and Tyler Theofilos are never content with simple solutions. The disturbing and immediate opening lines of “Benchmarking” (“‘I’m ready to die, / and I’ve already tried’”) are set alongside a startling, gorgeous string quartet arranged by Buker. In “Intuition,” sweet and simple pop structures are counterbalanced by troubled, off-putting lyrics. This is the kind of mode the Depths operate in. Part way between kitsch and catharsis, Night Life finds genuine expression in the unlikeliest of places.
Rather than entering the long, dark tunnel of the genre act, the two have always had a simple approach: make music you like. It may seem like a painfully obvious platform, but it’s not something a lot of bands are interested in doing these days. In the typical indie jungle of post-everything, finding your own niche can be a difficult process. But instead of resorting to gimmicks, the Depths fell back on the only thing that mattered—songwriting.
That’s not entirely true. They also fell back on the only people that mattered—their friends. On Night Life, a slew of musicians were tapped to fill out the full band, including Dave’s brother Jared Buker on drums, Eric Tharp on bass, and a string quintet featuring Jenna Barvitski, Natalie Sayhoun, Mariana Szalaj, Jamie Carney, and Mike Gismondi.
When the Depths break into the final, violent coda of “Sign of the Times,” it’s evident that they mean business. A group with this kind of ferocity and earnestness is pretty rare in today’s blog-defined, car-commercial-ready musical landscape. So what’s next for Tyler and Dave?
They’re going to take over the world.
-Steve Jackson
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Member Since: 04/05/2008
Band Members: Tyler Theofilos - vocals, guitar

Dave Buker - vocals, guitar, piano

with

Mark Cracraft - bass

Jared Buker - percussion
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Sounds Like: Me
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Brand New Depths Widget!!!

Look what I did! And it only took about twenty minutes. I love living in the future.The Depths are super independent group...we don't tour, we don't have anything for sale, we love pl...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Video of radio station interview posted

In November, the Depths were interviewed by CD93.3 in Youngstown, Ohio. In May, the Depths finally posted a video of the experience
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 17:54:00 GMT

go check out the Miniature Tigers

http://www.myspace.com/miniaturetigersI am going to get their cd tomorrow. thought i'd let you know. I got the chance to see them at the CMJ festival last year, and it was such an intimate but really ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 19:51:00 GMT

"Clouds Over A River" video post

Just wanted to let everybody know that we've posted a short live/intimate video of "Clouds Over A River" in the Bio section. I'll also add it here.Love,Depths.
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:17:00 GMT

International Songwriting Competition

Gentleladies,Exciting news! The ISC just announced their semi-finalists for 2008, and "Intuition" is up there. So we didn't win, but we're still excited about being semi-finalists. I would like to tha...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:58:00 GMT

Music Video (sort of) for "Intuition"

This is Maurice, the cutest kitten in the world. His owner is Jenna, who played viola on the record, and he is super cute. He's also a cute kitten, and he enjoys being cute. Cute kitten....
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:25:00 GMT

Yes, I was on "Wingman."

In the off chance that you caught "Wingman" on the Fine Living Network recently, that is in fact me on the show. And it was awesome. Everybody was really nice off camera--especially Bumblefoot (a.k.a....
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:12:00 GMT

New Demo Video! "Unemployment"

This is a new demo. The lyrics are about a very terrible job I had, but these won't be in the final version. Just doing some scratch lyrics. Enjoy!Love,Depths
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:34:00 GMT

New Video! "Only Love Can Break Your Heart".

Dave got a new webcam, which means twice as many videos! This is Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart".
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT

NEW DEMO "Clouds Over A River"


Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:08:00 GMT