Love Darling

Love Darling took the popular vote in the indie/alt/rock “Best Album” category last Tuesday with their album “The Occupant Theory” which was successfully funded by a KICKSTARTER campaign in late 2011. The track “Let Go” won “Best Song” in the Alt/Rock category at the OUT Music AWARDS right after Love Darling toured the US in late 2012! Yes, I saw them LIVE twice during the tour :D Am I bragging too much? Too bad, I love their music and they never brag so I take it upon myself to do it for them.

- Party Time Radio

If you're snooty alternative types like us (well, we're not that snooty really) then a good song winning an award is a rarity on a par with pigs flying and finding genuine rocking horse shit. However, Los Angeles band Love Darling won an award for this song. Is "Let Go" a worthy winner? We'd say so....It's a moreish little tune too, there's a definite urge to skip back to the start when the song reaches its end. We're looking at reasonably traditional indie/guitar-pop with nicely double-tracked female vocals and a strong enough melody to appeal to fans of other music too, but without sacrificing any of it's alternative nature for a more mainstream sound. They can add a Sound Of Confusion "thumbs up" to their trophy cabinet.

- Kev W (kev@thesoundofconfusion.co.uk) - The Sound Of Confusion

You can't go wrong with anything love Darling...very amazing, cool, badass album! - New Driven: Cruisin Show - WROM Radio // mediacritic.net

Band of Skulls, Ben Kweller, Bright Eyes, Omar Sosa, Little Freddie King, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Killer Mike, Paper Lions, Sarah Cheng-De Winne and Willie Nile Among Nominees of
The 12th Independent Music Awards

More Than 300 Self-Released & Independent Label Artists From Around The World Honored In
12th Annual IMAs

March 19, 2013 – Music Resource Group (MRG) today announced the Nominees of The 12th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent artists and fans.

The nominations in more than 80 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories were culled from thousands of submissions from North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Greenland and Europe.

The 12th IMA Nominees represent an eclectic mix of established and rising talent including Ben Kweller, Band of Skulls, Bright Eyes, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Omar Sosa, Little Freddie King, Willie Nile, Killer Mike, Sarah Cheng-De Winne, Paper Lions and The Congregation, among many other deserving artists whose recordings were released during the 12th IMA program eligibility period.

Nominations also include a number of historic, archival recordings released by Smithsonian-Folkways from distinguished performers including Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong and Pete Seeger.

Winners will be determined by a panel of influential artist and industry judges including Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega, Meshell Ndegeocello, Del McCoury, Pete Wentz, Shelby Lynne, G. Love, Jim Lauderdale, McCoy Tyner, Brandi Carlile, John Medeski & Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin & Wood), Judy Collins, Raul Midon, Andrea Marcovicci, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bernie Worrell, Jeremy Taggart, Toots Hibbert, Dennis Diken, Joel Madden, Arturo Sandoval, Jonatha Brooke, Alan Light (Live From The Artists Den), Terry McBride (Nettwerk Music Group), Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour), Jason Olaine (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Dan Storper (Putumayo World Music), Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering), Bruce Iglauer (Alligator Records) and others. - Independent Music Awards (IMAs)

Love Darling is interviewed and several of the new songs from "The Occupant Theory" are featured on the LA Talk Radio show "Sam and Bridgetta in the Morning." - LA Talk Radio

“Like bathing in the tears of joy from an indie-rock unicorn…” That’s how the members of Love Darling (Shay Magro, Mike Wolpe, and Christian Trujillo) describe their band. Add to that a lesbian frontwoman who watches The Real L Word live in person and a sound that draws influences from everything from Tegan & Sara to PJ Harvey to Smashing Pumpkins to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and you, like us, will want to learn more… - CherryGrrl

Last Wednesday Los Angeles’ up and coming indie-rock group, Love Darling came to BANGSTYLE’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles and greeted our staff with big smiles and a laid back attitude. We had a nice chat with them about the past, present, and future of their musical explorations... - BangStyle.com

Love Darling’s lead singer and guitarist is Shay Magro. The band covers a wide array of genres including everything from electro-pop to hard rock. “Last Chance” is a great introduction to the band’s sound. This song features a lot of the aspects that made Yeah Yeah Yeahs so successful: fast tempos, raw and powerful guitar riffs and of course a frantically energetic frontwoman. On their most recent album, Yeah Yeah Yeahs made synthesizers a much larger part of their sound, and Love Darling don’t shy away from the synths either. On “U Can Be Perfect”, the band uses a synthesizer to play the melody while the guitar provides rhythm. Whether the band is rocking out hard or playing soft and reserved, the focus of their songs is always on Magro’s vocals. She has the range, energy and talent to be able to shine in a number of different genres and styles, which is what makes Love Darling such an exciting band to listen to. - OurStage.com

"Whether jamming out melodic rock songs, mad scientist synth sounds, or performing intimate acoustic shows, Love Darling’s rock-n-roll chemistry comes through loud and clear." - SheWired.com

SAN DIEGO -- Bigger and better than ever, San Diego IndieFest returns for its seventh year on March 12-13.

To accommodate larger crowds, the venue has moved from North Park to NTC Promenade at Liberty Station in Point Loma.
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The two-day festival will feature the best-undiscovered musical talent and independent films on Saturday from noon to 11 pm, and films only on Sunday from 12:30 to 8 pm.

The brainchild of Danielle LoPresti and Alicia Champion, IndieFest began as a dream that quickly turned into reality.

LoPresti and Champion met in fall 2003 at San Diego’s Dyke March and instantly hit it off; both identify as openly bisexual artists.

They work together musically as creative producers. Champion also is the guitarist and music director for Danielle LoPresti and The Masses. - San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Make Me Wonder and Sign Me Up, tracks from Love Darling's debut EP, Pawnshop Radio ON, have hit thesixtyone.com home page again! September 2010 - The Sixty One

I took up the band’s offer to download their new EP, Sunshine Dust.
And I’m so glad that I did because it turns out that Love Darling is a
band who knows how to write a good hook. I love Love Darling. I have
no idea how popular Love Darling are in their hometown of Hollywood.
Maybe they’re huge, I don't know. If they’re not, I feel like it’s a
matter of time. The EP’s opening tracks seem to favor pulsating synths
and hooks that, when coupled with front woman Shay’s smokey tone, draw
easy comparisons to Metric and at times Uh Huh Her. It’s a sound that
works, however their more unique-sounding tracks like “Dust In My
Pocket” are the ones that make me look forward to what they’ll release
next. - Autostraddle

Artist Spotlight: Love Darling...Featured track "This Time" from newest album, Sunshine Dust. - Its All Happening xoxo

Ok download this album now. Seriously. The whole thing... When you
hear the new EP Sunshine Dust they are clearly vibing. It’s dynamite.
There is an edge but there is a soft side as well.... Not to be
totally over the top but, it is awesome to hear Shay rock it, and own
it. And I mean really rock it. - Her Beverly Hills

Closer by Love Darling (originally by Kings Of Leon). A lovely cover,
very different from the original, one of the nicest covers I've heard
for a while. - Between Thought and Expression

Rockband ‘Love Darling’ broke onto the National music scene with their song, “Hazy” when it appeared as the theme song to reality show, “The Real L Word.” As a recapper of the Real L Word (and unintentional expert in all things Power of the Clam-my) the first thing I noticed about the show was the theme song. It was smoother than it’s predecessor’s, “The L Word” choppy, cheesy theme song. It was sexy and upbeat in a casual way. Which is the same way the lead singer of ‘Love Darling’ can be characterized. - Lez Get Real

They can be edgy, hard driving, fun and bluesy all at the same time
and their latest album Sunshine Dust is one of those albums that you
can sit down and listen to it all the way through. However some of my
favorites on this album are Cadence and Dust In My Pocket. Love
Darling rocks! - Urban Outside

Shay Magro, Mike Wolpe, and Christian Jovanny Trujillo are the magic
behind indie rock band Love Darling. Sultry vocals and driving guitars
draw immediate comparisons to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I promise this
band has more to offer. Choice cut off the album goes to the spacier
"Close To Me" with its steady drum- machine-like beat, keyboard work,
and reverb-laiden vocals but the guitar squealing on "Step Outside"
earned it a close second. - The LA Deli Magazine

What was the best thing about Showtime series The Real L Word? Not
the sex, not the drama, but the music. If you watched the show, I'm
sure you noticed the quality of the theme tune and songs dispersed
throughout the 9 weeks. The band responsible is Love Darling, an
indie-rock trio based out of Hollywood, who are about to tour the US
and have released a new EP full of gems called Sunshine Dust. - My Big Mouth

Sunshine Dust is hot. Love Darling is giving the music world a piping
hot injection of awesome. They are hard enough to be rock and soft
enough to appeal to the mainstream. Shay Magro has a sultry voice with
an edge. She sounds a little like Kiyomi from Hunter Valentine, but
smoother and softer. If you love Hunter Valentine, you can’t miss Love
Darling. - Lez Get Real

A soft acoustic blend of pop and power, This Time by Love Darling is
a smooth enjoyable song that is hard to compare. It is definitely
worth downloading and enjoying. I particularly like lead singer Shay
Magro’s vocals on this track. They are very sultry and inviting. - Rock and Roll Guru

Love Darling's music video for "Unbelievable" was featured on FuseTV OnDemand for the month of February 2010. - FuseTV

Catch appearances and new music from Love Darling on Showtime's new series, The Real L Word, premiering June 20th 2010. - Showtime

Love Darling's (formerly Hotlites) song "Unbelievable" used as featured track for 2008 Olympics re-broadcast. - NBC Universal Sports

Love Darling is a featured artist on "Mike Cameo's Indie Top 10" Internet Radio Show.

Our song "Over It" is the featured track on the March Top 10 Pop Radio show... - Indietop10.com

Love Darling was chosen as 1 of 12 finalists to showcase at the LA Detour Festival. - LA Weekly

Love Darling debut airplay on Nette Radio the week of June 26th 2009. - www.netteradio.com

Love Darling tracks "That Story", "Quiet", and "Over it" were selected as Indie Rock tracks of the week on three separate occasions. - garageband.com

Love Darling is our band of the day with “Let Go” Check out @Love_Darling and wtyt960.com - WTYT960.com

Love Darling is our band of the day with “Let Go” Check out @Love_Darling and wtyt960.com - WTYT960.com