The Darling DeMaes

The Darling DeMaes are a Montreal-based music group formed by songwriter and singer/guitarist, Erik Virtanen, and electric guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Buz (Marc-Andre Mongrain). The complete line-up includes Alec Ellsworth on fretless bass, Sami Kizilbash on drums, and Tasha Cyr on vocals. Their music is self-described as “somewhere between ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun’, Radiohead, and ‘Be My Baby’”. Their visual lyrics drift from hope and joy to horrifying images of the everyday.

Discography

"Winter Keep Us Warm Acoustic" (2007) - EP

In May 2007, the DeMaes independently released their 8-song debut “Winter Keep Us Warm”, produced by Mark Andrew Lawson at Red Rhino Recording Studios in Montreal. The percussionless EP was recorded live-off-the-floor and was intended as a demo tape to help the band book shows. Instead, the demo was released as an acoustic EP and received critical acclamations by reviewers and charted on university radio stations. The EP features Elysia Torneria on vocal harmonies and glockenspiel.

01 A Couple of Schizophrenics
02 Young Mothers
03 Before We Erase it
04 Into the Night Part 1
05 With a Magnifying Glass
06 She Took Off Her Glasses
07 In Love With Patty Duke
08 A Day in Her Life

2008

In 2008, the DeMaes received the “Independent Artists Recording” loan from F.A.C.T.O.R. They are set to record their first full-length album in June 2008 in Montreal.

External links

* [http://www.darlingdemaes.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedarlingdemaes English MySpace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thedarlingdemaesFR French MySpace Page]
* [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/columnists/story.html?id=257a87a5-8e81-461a-851b-d831f2e5ae67 The Ottawa Citizen Review]
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/nmc/artist.aspx?name=The-Darling-DeMaes CBC Radio 3 Profile]
* [http://www.mediumonline.ca/news/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=824&Itemid=78 The Medium Online Album Review]
* [http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=13909 The Ottawa Xpress Review]