This Halloween, Nina Lovelace’s new band Darla & The Blonde release their debut single and video Hexenhammer.
Whilst Scowling Owl are on a break, Nina has written the song after taking inspiration from friend and author Sally O’Reilly’s novel Dark Aemilia, and it's a gothic beauty full of moody strummed guitars and precise drumming over the dual female lead vocals. The song bounds along gorgeously, even if the theme is dark. Apparently the Hexenhammer is an ancient book on the subject of witchcraft, hence the Halloween release I guess.
Closest touch point for me is All About Eve with their dreamy, floaty style and I have to say it’s pitched somewhere between folk and prog rock.
A really lovely introduction to this band, and I’m looking forward to hearing more from these guys.
Keith
7/11
