Fusing the warm, sample-based organic electronica of acts like Caribou and Bonobo, the nostalgic reverb-laden guitar-rock haze of bands like The War on Drugs and his own idiosyncratic melodic-yet-melancholic  pop sensibilities, Darln is the debut solo recording project of Montreal-based musician Adam Hickey.



On his first EP,  Golden Daze,  Darln sends you on a percussive journey fueled by driving bass lines and complex beats that soar above colorful and intricate soundscapes. Driven by a scrappy diy ethos, Hickey is content to exist in the in-between spaces of genre. Darln draws its strength from ambiguity of where it sits on the lofi post-rock or retro-future synth-pop spectrums.

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