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Darke County San Francisco, California
An actual place in rural Ohio, Darke County is also the shadowy dream state of American gothic & noir created by the late 1980s / early 1990s songwriting partnership of ex-Pleasures Pale vocalist Jeffrey Bright and the artist now known as Harlan T Bobo. DarCo performed regularly in the San Francisco underground before reincarnation in late 1991 as surrealist indie act Myself a Living Torch. ... more
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A History of Violence
by Harlan T. Bobo
DC's multi-instrumentalist, arranger extraordinaire, and singer Jeffrey Bright's 1988–1993 songwriting partner became Harlan T Bobo and has made several excellent records. Here's his latest.
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Fear of Velvet
by Myself a Living Torch
In fall of 1991 Darke County became Myself a Living Torch. The moody DC flavor still lingers in Fear of Velvet. E-Bone Schulz (aka Harlan T Bobo) wrote the music, singer Jeffrey Bright the words.
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Happy Love Ghosts (2019 mix)
by The Pleasures Pale
Prior to moving to San Francisco and forming Darke County, singer/lyricist Jeffrey Bright fronted Dayton Ohio janglepop favorites The Pleasures Pale. The mood of these tracks foreshadows DC's output.
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Nevermine (EP)
by caroline lazar
Delicate, minimal, spacious folk with a shadowy edge from a young Miami singer-songwriter.
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The Derelicts!
by The Derelicts!
Loose funk grooves and nimble melodies drive this EP from Kochi, India group The Derelicts.
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Off-kilter Portland indie rockers make an unexpected return with a tight three-track EP, their first new release in 12 years.
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