One To Watch: Darlia

Introducing rising Blackpool three-piece, joining the likes of Rock revival act Royal Blood and Grunge duo Drenge: Darlia. Nathan Day takes edgy vocals, whilst Dave Williams takes powerful bass, and Jack Bentham hits thumping drums.

Nathan and Jack’s friendship goes right back to their school days, the chaotic Punky sound of the band, blossoming from playing music together at a young age. Dave Williams later provided the final and third piece of the trio with a massive resonance. Day abnormally stumbled upon his bassist when cleaning at a college. The boys used to sneak instruments into work and practice in abandoned classrooms. From mops and feather dusters to hefty guitar chords, angsty vocals and drum-kit thrashing, Darlia began.

Darlia currently have the one, debut, EP ‘Knock Knock’, which came out in November last year. They recently gained a lot of attention as a support slot for Indie-Rock brothers The Family Rain.

Darlia’s leading track ‘Queen Of Hearts’, features dark, gruelling yet fantastic vocals and lyrics from Day, “Oh blood sweat and tears, The Queen of Hearts make everything look different to what it is.”

The threesome have even seen support from the likes of BBC Radio One. With their great Grunge style, that has even seen comparison to the likes of Nirvana, could Darlia be about to lead the way of a Punk-Rock come back in the mainstream? Only time will tell, but the group already seem to be causing a stir even in their very early stages.