Darwin Deez
American indie band
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::summary American indie band ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Darwin Deez |
| image | Darwin Deez performing at Bestival 2010.jpg |
| caption | Darwin Deez performing at Bestival 2010 |
| origin | New York, New York, United States |
| genre | |
| years_active | 2009–present |
| label | Lucky Number Music |
| associated_acts | |
| website | |
| current_members | Darwin Merwan Smith |
| Greg Richardson | |
| Andrew Hoepfner | |
| Tim McCoy | |
| past_members | Angela Carlucci |
| Zachary Cole Smith | |
| Michelle Dorrance | |
| Nicholas Van Young | |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the band ::
| name = Darwin Deez | image = Darwin Deez performing at Bestival 2010.jpg | caption = Darwin Deez performing at Bestival 2010 | image_size = | origin = New York, New York, United States | genre = | years_active = 2009–present | label = Lucky Number Music | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Darwin Merwan Smith Greg Richardson Andrew Hoepfner Tim McCoy | past_members = Angela Carlucci Zachary Cole Smith Michelle Dorrance Nicholas Van Young
Darwin Deez is an American indie band from New York City signed to music label Lucky Number Music. The group's frontman, Darwin Deez (Darwin Merwan Smith), grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, attended Wesleyan University, and has been a guitarist for Creaky Boards. Darwin Smith lives in Brooklyn, New York.
History
The band began to receive public attention in the United Kingdom during late 2009, which followed the release of the band's debut single, "Constellations". In April 2010, the band released their second single, "Radar Detector", which reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart, number 5 on the UK Indie Chart. He has appeared on the cover of the NME and was placed in the Top 10 of their annual Cool List. The band's self-titled debut album, Darwin Deez, was released on 12 April 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 22 February 2011 in the United States. The third single from the album, "Up In The Clouds", was released on 12 July 2010.
In February 2011, they released a mixtape titled Wonky Beats and announced in a March interview at the SXSW music festival that they'd made it free to download. Darwin Deez embarked on a tour of Australia in April 2011, during which time they played at the Groovin the Moo festival and a number of side-shows.
In February 2013, Darwin Deez released their second album titled Songs for Imaginative People and went on tour to support the album.
Darwin Deez released their third studio album, titled Double Down, on September 18, 2015, via Lucky Number.
Their latest album, 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me with My Stupid Heart, was released in 2018.
In 2018, the band embarked on a House Show Tour, booking performances at fans' homes across the country. The tour was filmed as a documentary by Sound It Out films.
Discography
Albums
::data[format=table] | Year | Album details | Chart Peak Positions | UK | UK IND | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2010 | Darwin Deez | 61 | 3 | | | 2013 | Songs for Imaginative People | 91 | — | | | 2015 | Double Down | — | — | | | 2018 | 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me with My Stupid Heart | — | — | | | 2024 | Of Course I Still Love You | – | – | | ::
Mixtapes
::data[format=table] | Year | Album details | Chart Peak Positions | UK | UK IND | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2011 | Wonky Beats | — | — | | ::
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak Positions | Album | UK | UK IND | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | |2009 | "Constellations" | – | – | Darwin Deez | | | 2010 | "Radar Detector" | 62 | 5 | | | | "Up In The Clouds" | 120 | 13 | | | | | "Constellations" (re-release) | 174 | 15 | | | | | "Bad Day" | – | – | | | | | 2012 | "You Can't Be My Girl" | — | — | Songs For Imaginative People | | | 2013 | "Free (The Editorial Me)" | — | — | | | | 2015 | "Kill Your Attitude" | — | — | Double Down | | | "Time Machine" | — | — | | | | | "The Mess She Made" | — | — | | | | | 2018 | "The World's Best Kisser" | — | — | 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me with My Stupid Heart | | | "Queen of Spades" | — | — | | | | | "Say It First" | — | — | | | | | 2021 | "The Birthday Song" | — | — | Good Ribbons EP | | | 2024 | "Caroline" | — | — | | | ::
Music videos
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| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Radar Detector" | Ace Norton |
| "Up In the Clouds" | ||
| "Constellations" | ||
| "DNA" | ||
| 2012 | "Free (The Editorial Me)" | |
| 2013 | "You Can't Be My Girl" | |
| 2015 | "Kill Your Attitude" | Dent De Cuir |
| "The Mess She Made" | ||
| 2018 | "The World's Best Kisser" | |
| "Say It First" | ||
| :: |
Nominations
- Berlin Music Video Awards, Best Concept for 'The Mess She Made'
- Berlin Music Video Awards, Best VFX for 'KILL YOUR ATTITUDE'
References
References
- (2011-03-24). "Darwin Deez, O Pioneer".
- Snapes, Laura. (February 15, 2013). "Darwin Deez: Songs for Imaginative People Album Review".
- (January 2000). "Songs for Imaginative People by Darwin Deez".
- (December 3, 2012). "Darwin Deez releasing new album and touring in 2013 (dates)".
- (June 7, 2015). "Darwin Deez Announces New Album Titled 'Double Down'".
- (May 21, 2018). "10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart (2018)".
- darwindeeez. (August 30, 2018). "Darwin Deez - The House Show Tour".
- "Darwin Deez Chart History". Official Charts.
- "Album chart for 08/05/2010". [[Official Charts Company]].
- "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update".
- darwindeeez. (2 March 2010). "darwin deez - radar detector (official video)".
- darwindeeez. (21 June 2010). "darwin deez - up in the clouds (official video)".
- darwindeeez. (14 September 2010). "darwin deez - constellations (official video)".
- darwindeeez. (29 November 2010). "darwin deez - dna (official video)".
- darwindeeez. (26 November 2012). "Darwin Deez - Free (The Editorial Me) [Official Video]".
- DarwinDeezVEVO. (18 February 2013). "Darwin Deez - You Can't Be My Girl".
- DarwinDeezVEVO. (16 June 2015). "Darwin Deez - Kill Your Attitude".
- DarwinDeezVEVO. (9 November 2015). "Darwin Deez - The Mess She Made".
- DarwinDeezVEVO. (26 September 2018). "Darwin Deez - Say It First".
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