Sparkly Touch (B-side)

An introverted guy that has a way with words, Marshall-stacked guitar tones, and a sophisticated Nashville storytelling fare—that is American multi-instrumentalist David Russell.

Born July 3, 2000, in Nashville, Tennessee, David was raised in a musical family, collaborating with his sister, Emmy Russell, and grandmother, Loretta Lynn. His father introduced him to key influences like Tom Petty and the Ramones.

On Christmas Day 2016, David began uploading original songs to SoundCloud, influenced by bands like Modern Baseball & Weezer. These songs have been self-released as part of his annual “Summer Hiatus” compilations. He didn’t fit into Nashville, but he often attended and hosted DIY shows.

After relocating to New York City in 2020, David formed the alternative bands that gained traction in 2022 with a 52-week residency at the Bitter End. In 2023, producer Billy Mannino (Oso Oso, Macseal) worked with the him and his band on their track “Breaking Down & Feeling Low,” released two years later under Doolittle on their debut EP Secret Saturday. In 2024, David joined Nordista Freeze on his tour, which motivated David to distribute his music, previously exclusively on SoundCloud.

In 2025, David released 200 songs and formed alternative band Doolittle with Nordista Freeze, Michael Massiah, Gemma Guttenberg, & Jason Ruiz. The upcoming Summer Hiatus ‘25 proves songwriting is his trade, doubling down on what he knows best — anthemic choruses and a memoir style penmanship.

Tell the world a little bit about yourself. the shorter the better.
music is hard dude.

In the four years and countless shows since the release of their acclaimed full-length debut album Free, Twin Atlantic has become known as one of the UK’s most exciting live bands. They’ve toured with 30 Seconds to Mars and Kings of Leon, played Glastonbury, T in the Park and Reading and Leeds, and wrapped a headline tour of the UK that saw them headlining Brixton Academy London and the SSE Hydro Glasgow. “Heart & Soul,” The first single off their Gil Norton and Jackknife Lee-produced album Great Divide, won the AIM Independent Music award for Track of the Year and was shortlisted as one of Zane Lowe’s Hottest Records of 2014. 
