SONG: "Where Do We Go"
ARTIST: The Darlings
ALBUM: "The New Escape"
YEAR: 2012
PLACE OF ORIGIN: South Bay, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 2005 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Where Did We Go" appears to be a song about moving forward and not looking back. The vocalist reflects on the obstacles that he's had to overcome, but he wants his focus to be on moving forward. He says in the song that he wants to get away but I don't get the sense his past is holding him back. It seems that he's come to grips with his past and he's focused on his present and future.
THE DARLINGS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2012 - The New Escape (self-released)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2014 - Made Of Phantoms (Echotone Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2016 - Live Attack (Hardline Entertainment)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE DARLINGS:
The Darlings got their start as a band in South Bay, California back in 2005. The guys in the band were avid skateboarders who became friends and ultimately formed a band inspired by bands like Pennywise, The Offspring and Bad Religion. Their first release was a 2008 EP titled "The Darlings". This generated some buzz for the band in the California punk scene. Soon The Darlings were sharing stages with Social Distortion, Pennywise and Bad Religion, the very same bands they looked up to! In 2012, the band dropped their debut full length album, "The New Escape". Never a band to be boxed in by a certain sound, their 2014 release, "Made Of Phantoms" saw the band get into some blues orientated stuff as well as Americana and even some ska/reggae. While their roots are in punk, the band is also influenced by 50's rock and roll and even some country. The Darlings most recent release was a live album called "Live Attack" in 2016. Not a whole lot of news out there on The Darlings. According to their Twitter account, they last played shows in 2017/2018. I don't know if they are still together or not to be honest. As I said earlier, The Darlings roots are in punk rock but they are not afraid to explore other genres like 50's rock and roll, country and reggae. They are a band with an old soul, in that, they themselves feel more tied to their influences than they are to their contemporaries. I believe the first time I heard of The Darlings was hearing their song "Broken Heart Still Beating" off of their "The New Escape" album. The Darlings are yet another band I first heard about through the DyingScene blog which is by all accounts now defunct (staaaanks!!). Hopefully these guys drop some new songs in the near future because they show lots of promise as a band.
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The Exposed
Blacklist Royals
The Black Pacific
Enemy You
Avoid One Thing
TEN THE DARLINGS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Where Do We Go
2. Broken Heart Still Beating
3. Little Teenage Thing
4. Lacerate
5. There's A Madman Livin' In Waco
6. Hypnotize
7. Evangeline
8. It's Gone
9. Plowed (Sponge cover)
10. Love Story
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