Darlia (band)

Darlia were an English rock band from Blackpool. Formed in 2013, the band released various EPs and a mini-album, Petals.^[1]

Darlia
Origin	Blackpool, England
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2013–2019
Labels	B-Unique Records
Members	Nathan Day Dave Williams Micko Larkin Greg "Greggles" Bishop
Past members	Jack Bentham
Website	http://www.darlia.co.uk/

History

The band was formed in 2013 in Blackpool by former schoolmates Nathan Day and Jack Bentham, along with Dave Williams. They signed with B-Unique recordings and released three EPs between 2013 and 2015. Petals, an eight track mini-album, was released in 2015, charting at number 79 in the UK.^[2] The band have toured supporting Gerard Way, Nothing But Thieves and The Wombats, played Glastonbury Festival and Reading Festival, as well as being part of the NME Awards Tour 2015.^[3] Their first full LP was expected to be released in 2016.

In 2017, frontman Nathan Day released a satirical NME article that suggested the band had been taking a break.

In 2019, Day launched a solo career stating that ".“Being in a band taught me what I wanted to do. It made me realize I had to do this for myself, because I just wanted to get as much music outas possible".^[4]

Band members

• Nathan Day – vocals, guitar (2013–2019)
• Dave "Davey" Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (2013–2019)
• Micko Larkin – guitar, backing vocals (2017–2019)
• Greg "Greggles" Bishop – drums, backing vocals (2017–2019)

Former members

• Jack Bentham – drums, backing vocals (2013–2017)^[1]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK
2015	Petals[5] Released: 23 February 2015 Label: B-Unique Recordings[6]	79

Extended plays/Singles EP

Year	Title of the EP	Tracks
2013	Darlia	Pandemonium Bite The Apple Queen Of Hearts
2013	Knock Knock[7]	Queen of Hearts Napalm Choke On Bones
2014	Candyman[8]	Candyman Animal Kingdom Blood Money
2014	Dear Diary[9]	Dear Diary Pandemonium
2015	Daytrotter Session[10]	Welcome to Daytrotter [intro] Dear Diary (live) I've Never Been To Ohio (live) Queen Of Hearts (live) Pandemonium (live)

Singles

• Queen Of Hearts (2013)^[11][12]
• Stars Are Aligned (2014)^[12]
• Candyman (2014)^[13]
• Dear Diary (2014)^[14]
• I've Never Been To Ohio (2015)^[15]
• Ballad of Black & White (2017)^[16][17]
• Beat Me Up (2017)^[18]
• Pandemonium (2019)^[19][20]

Side projects

Nathan Day

EPs

• We Come in Pieces^[21] (2021)
• Fall Forever^[22] (2022)

Other Releases

• Vertigo^[23] (2019) [non-album single]
• Catch Some Zee's^[24] (2019) [non-album single]

References

1. "Darlia (New band of the day No 1,644) | Music n". Theguardian.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
2. "DARLIA | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
3. "NME Awards Tickets". Nme.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
4. https://www.spacethang.com/
5. "Darlia: Petals – Music on Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
6. Nme.com. "Darlia's 'Petals': Stream The Boisterous Mini-Album From Blackpool's Grunge-Meisters". NME. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
7. Knock Knock – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 28 October 2013, retrieved 16 November 2019
8. Candyman – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 31 March 2014, retrieved 16 November 2019
9. Dear Diary – Single di Darlia (in Italian), 7 July 2014, retrieved 16 November 2019
10. "Darlia – Daytrotter Session – Jan 30, 2015 – on NoiseTrade". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
11. Knock Knock EP version
12. "Darlia: Queen Of Hearts – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
13. "Darlia: Candyman – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
14. "Darlia: Dear Diary – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
15. "Darlia: I've Never Been To Ohio – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
16. "Darlia make an "unexpectedly spicy" return with "Ballad Of Black & White"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
17. "Darlia: Ballad Of Black And White – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
18. "Darlia: Beam Me Up – Music on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
19. 2019 version
20. "Pandemonium – Single di Darlia" (in Italian). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via Apple Music.
21. "We Come in Pieces - EP di Nathan Day su Apple Music".
22. "Fall Forever - EP di Nathan Day su Apple Music".
23. "Vertigo – Single by Nathan Day". 25 January 2019 – via Apple Music.
24. "Catch Some Zee's – Single by Nathan Day". 20 September 2019 – via Apple Music.

External links

• Official website
• YouTube first channel (VEVO)
• YouTube second channel
• Darlia discography at Discogs