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Video Premiere: The Darts (US) Share "Gonna Make You Love" | Debut LP "Me.Ow" Out Now on Dirty Water Records

               

The Darts recently released their debut LP, Me.Ow, via Dirty Water Records. A follow up to two well-received EPs, it features sludgy guitars, fuzz-soaked vocals, and a healthy dose of menacing organ and was described by Bandcamp as "grinding garage that sounds like a rock show at a haunted mansion."

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The LA and Phoenix-based band -- which is made up of Nicole Laurenne (The Love Me Nots, Motobunny, Zero Zero), Rikki Styxx (The Dollyrots, The Two Tens, Thee Outta Sites), Christina Nunez (The Love Me Nots, Casual Encounters, The Madcaps) and Michelle Balderrama (Brainspoon) -- has now shared a video for album track "Gonna Make You Love," which features trippy visuals interspersed with live footage of the band commanding various stages. You can watch the video where it premiered with The 405 or on YouTube.

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Though they've only been playing together for a year, The Darts have already toured the US and Europe, been named "Best Local Band" by the Phoenix New Times, and made fans around the world, including Jello Biafra and Stephen King. They just wrapped up a US tour in support of their new release and plan to head back to Europe in the Spring/Summer of 2018 before releasing another full-length album later in the year.

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Photos Chris Barber, Kelly Sahr

Visuals and Video: Kelly Sahr

Me.Ow is available digitally and on CD & vinyl via Bandcamp.

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The Dirty Water Club started in October 1996 in the Tufnell Park neighbourhood of north London, at a venue called The Boston. The club's name is derived from The Standells' 1966 hit 'Dirty Water' which glorifies the US city of Boston, Massachusetts.

Past performers have included The White Stripes (voted by Q Magazine as one of the top 10 gigs of all time, Mojo one of the top 30 and Kerrang one of the top 100!), The Gories, Country Teasers, Black Lips, NOBUNNY, Kid Congo Powers, The Fleshtones, Billy Childish, Radio Birdman, The Dirtbombs, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The 5.6.7.8's, The Horrors and The Brian Jonestown Massacre to name just a few. The club has also seen some original '60s performers, such as The Monks, ? and the Mysterians, Kim Fowley, Sky Saxon, GONN, Michael Davis of the MC5 and more grace its stage.

Their in-house record label, Dirty Water Records, is one of the leading garage/beat/(real) R&B labels in the world.

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