When you see d.biddle, one thing immediately strikes you and that is that d.biddle plays from the heart. There is never a performance that you walk away from thinking "this band phoned it in." Furthermore, they are a band that knows how to translate their emotion to recording. d.biddle's songs are at once dark and uplifting, brooding and cathartic. Front man and founder, Duncan Barlow, should know a thing or two about music that evokes emotion in his listeners, as he was the principle songwriter and founder of bands like Endpoint, Guilt, and
By the Grace of God (all of which had the reputation of incredible live
shows and a cult-like following of fans).
d.biddle is a band that leaves its listeners satisfied. With solid song
structures, well-placed and meaningful lyrics, and a tight rhythm section, the band has garnered a reputation as a must see band in the
Rocky Mountain region.
d.biddle began when Barlow decided to record a few acoustic songs, but over time the project slowly developed into a rock band that gained the reputation as the best live band in Denver, Colorado. There were a few incarnations on the road to the current band, which enlists music
veterans Johnathan Till (Hearts of Palm and Roper), Jeff Davenport (Meese, Porlolo, and Dust on the Breakers), and Drew Burleson (Lion Sized and the Symptoms).
2008 brings about the bands long awaited third release "Rabbit and the Moon," which was recorded with Colin Bricker (Devotchka and The Czars) Spending well over a year on the recording, (throwing out two previously mixed versions in the process). With this new record, d.biddle prove that they are a creative force with which to be reckoned. The songs are compelling, at times
bordering epic, and ask for an active engagement with their listeners. d.biddle is currently preparing to embark on a U.S. tour to support the record.
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WESTWORD BEST OF 08 - Best Live Band (2008)
D.biddle is basically the brainchild of frontman Duncan Barlow, a member of the semi-legendary hardcore band Endpoint in the '90s and thus no stranger to musical catharsis. When he started performing with this band, he focused on quieter but no less intense songwriting. The result has always been good, but the current incarnation of d.biddle has proved the best vehicle for Barlow's thoughtful, incisive songwriting. In years past, a d.biddle show could be a contemplative affair, but you always got the sense that Barlow was ready to bring back a touch of the raw emotionalism he was so good at summoning. It's there today, and the outfit's mixture of brooding atmosphere and fiery emotions makes for one of the scene's most impressive and inspiring performances.
WESTWORD REVIEW 11.02.07
... used its subtle strength and considerable fervor to transform Barlow’s gutsy Gothic folk songs into entrancing anvils of rock-solid angst. ... memorable and cathartic experience.
-- Eryc Eyl
DENVER POST REVIEW
...the five-year-old group frequently tore through songs with an energy reserved for bitter punk. But the stop-start dynamics and attention to muted guitar chords, bottomless bass notes and razor-sharp rhythms accentuated songs like "A Promise Meant To Be Broken" far better than a full-bore scream.
-- John Wenzel
"In order for music to free itself, it will have to pass over to the other side—there where territories tremble, where the structures collapse, where the ethoses get mixed up, where a powerful song of the earth is unleashed, the great ritornelles that transmutes all the airs it carries away and makes return." -- Gilles Deleuze
