Hangin' Out In 100b

Sounding like a haunting mix between hobos traveling during the Great Depression and East European gypsies, Dark Dark Dark creates an image of sepia-toned photographs of long-forgotten wayfaring musicians just trying to make their way in the world.

And no wonder, because Dark Dark Dark are basically following the tradition of those musicians themselves. According to their label’s band bio, the members (Nona Marie Invie, Marshall LaCount, Jonathan Kaiser, and Todd Chandler) met while traveling across America, not actually intending to form a band. They played to earn their keep and ended up as the band they are now. They make glorious use of the kind of instruments we don’t hear too often anymore – accordion, upright bass, cello, banjo – and create a music that sounds both refreshing and dusty like old 78s. Their songs are “songs of ghosts, fermenting bodies, heavy hearts and magical dreams [that] shift the musical perspective from the dead, to the grieving, to the guilty, both remembering the past and looking ahead to the future”. Their music is lovely, a little spooky, and definitely catches your attention.

Dark Dark Dark has an EP out, “Love You, Bye.”, which isn’t available on iTunes or emusic in the UK but perhaps is in the States. Their debut album, The Snow Magic will be out on the 28th of October on Supply and Demand Music so be sure to look out for that. Check out their debut single, “New York Song” below, and visit DarkSpace to hear more.

   Dark Dark Dark – New York Song