Music:
Member Since: 11/19/2004
Band Website: dartzisgood.co.uk
Band Members: William K.J. Anderson
<[i>vocals & bass]
Henry J. Carden
<[i>guitar]
Philip J. Maughan
<[i>lead drums & vocals]
+
Nico S. Taylor
<[i>logistics]
Michael E. Grylls
<[i>A to B]
Influences:
We enjoy things like:
The Dismemberment Plan, Death Cab For Cutie, Q And Not U, The Shins, Brand New, Washington DC, Faraquet, Phoenix, Dostoevsky, The Police, The Decemberists, Stapleton, Prague, Minus The Bear, Idlewild, Taking Back Sunday, At The Drive In, American Football, New York City, Field Music and all associated projects, Broken Social Scene, Owls, heads and volleys, Mates of State, Bjork, Saltburn, Sigur Ros, Four Tet, Cursive, Pele, Supersystem, Zhongwen Ke, Spy Versus Spy, Medications, Saves The Day, Travis Morrison, Middlesbrough FC, N.E.R.D, Hardy, Refused, Miles Davis, Band Of Horses, !!!, The Weakerthans, Zach Braff, Fairweather, Pedro The Lion, Iron and Wine, The Futureheads, Hemingway, Les Savy Fav, Dugong, Poison The Well, Feist, Arctic Monkeys, Lost In Translation, Dillinger Escape Plan, New Found Glory, Adidas Samba, Talking Heads, Nick Drake, Garden State, Frou Frou, Grade, American Analogue Set, Bill Murray, Devo, The Postal Service, Toe, The Early November, Pro Evo etc...
Sounds Like:
"A perfect collection of Dismemberment Plan chorus catches and limey At The Drive-In sloganeering... The best underground party you were never cool enough to be invited to." Drowned In Sound
"All the great angular bits of iForward, Russia! but instead of lacing everything with multi-story post-rock, they've slipped soft Idlewild-esque indie pop in between the cracks - a very good trick." NME
"A charming live band. Sublime, intricate songs and mesmerising stage presence." Rock Sound
"Super-smart, magnificently melodic and overtly original pop." Music Week
"Dance punk is the future, and Middlesbrough three-piece Dartz! are the leaders of the revolution. Imagine the eccentricities and sharp angles of Fugazi coupled with the dance grooves of Washington's Q And Not U..." Metal Hammer
"A band with the energy and passion to go anywhere they desire. KKKK" Kerrang!
"Dartz! have more cool songs on their debut album than most bands deliver over careers." Artrocker
"Discordant neo-pop that has an exuberance and angularity that is mesmerising to the point of being addictive. Impossible not to like." Big Cheese
"Math rock textures, crisp rhythms and melodic guitar spazzes. Think Braid and Q and Not U spruced up for high tea." Alternative Press
"Skittering pop pitched somewhere between Futureheads and the best of DC's early Eighties go-go/hardcore crossover scene. " Plan B
Record Label: Xtra Mile Recordings (UK)
Deep Elm Records (US)
Type of Label: Indie
