{"id":7843,"date":"2017-01-15T08:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T13:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=7843"},"modified":"2021-05-11T09:55:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:55:03","slug":"new-release-darkobonsai-mammothfebruary-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=7843","title":{"rendered":"<b>NEW RELEASE <br>Darko<\/b><br><i>Bonsai Mammoth<\/i><br>February 3, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7844\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?attachment_id=7844\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (10)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7844\" src=\"http:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed (10)\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/unnamed-10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Darko (Dan Smith, Vocals, Rob Piper, Guitar, Chris Brown, Guitar, Karl Sursham, Bass, Andy Borg, Drums) have shared the new video\/single, &#8220;Hiraeth,&#8221; taken from the new album, Bonsai Mammoth, which will be released on all formats on February 3, 2017 through Bird Attack Records (US), Lockjaw Records (UK) and Torch Of Hope (JP).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the new single, guitarist Rob Piper said, &#8220;It&#8217;s been really humbling to receive such positive reaction from all our fans and friends so far. We have been working up to this release for a while and I&#8217;m so excited to hear that people are enjoying the new single.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8ptU8OJvCM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hiraeth&#8221; premiered via PunkNews on Friday, February 6th and can now be viewed on YouTube.<br \/>\nIf ever there was a time for a true global resurgence of punk rock, that time would be now. As the current wave of pop nostalgia wears off and more and more forward-thinking, liberal, young creatives wake up to a very different, and altogether darker, political, social, and environmental reality, people will be searching for a sound to define their time. Darko&#8217;s new album, Bonsai Mammoth, will be there waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing the intensity of their music, the subject matter of the Guildford, UK skate-punks\u2019 new record suitably shines a light on the big issues we all currently face, and encapsulates all of the modern age frustrations that are now ripe for exploitation by our best and brightest punk bands. This time around, the band have taken a step back from the narrative weaved through earlier EPs to focus inwardly on more personal subject matter, although they aren\u2019t ruling out returning to their familiar concept-style records any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Hitting the studio with a whole new perspective Darko worked with producer Daly George (Creeper, Milk Teeth, Giants), who helped them navigate through their new approach to song-writing and to experiment with new sounds and ideas. The final touches were provided in the mastering process by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Iron Reagan, Poison Idea, Stranger Things).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe felt a lot more relaxed recording this album compared to last EP&#8217;s and hopefully that comes across,\u201d explains guitarist Chris Brown \u201cIt certainly made things run smoother for me. We also had more time to mess about with sounds and effects that we don&#8217;t normally do, as well as giving me time to work on my right-hand technique for the technical sections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the new album, Darko\u2019s signature duelling guitar engines increased the intensity and intricacy of their playing once more. Out to prove that the band are not just a speed-driven, one-trick pony, they\u2019re intent on proving themselves to be musicians skilled enough to make layers of mind-bending, racing guitars mesh cohesively with impactful songwriting.<\/p>\n<p>Couple that with their versatile rhythm section rumbling along at a heart-racing pace, and front man Dan Smith\u2019s vocals stretching to their limit with a coarse delivery, it\u2019s an album that\u2019s packed full of all the satisfying choruses, mosh-pit moments and gang-vocal sing-a-longs that you\u2019d expect from a fun-filled Darko live performance.<\/p>\n<p>With musical salutes to riff-thrashers like Protest The Hero, straight-up skate punk legends Strung Out and the melodic hardcore of Comeback Kid, Bonsai Mammoth delivers wholeheartedly and shows a real progression to the band\u2019s sound, a continuation of a journey this band of DIY brothers are only just beginning.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve refined their sound, toured worldwide and grown a frenzied fan base, and whilst the positive moments might have been punctured by recent world events, disrupted by dark politics and tinged with a forbidding sense of general unease, this record serves as an audible barometer for exactly what\u2019s going on right now in our troubled world. This era and this album combine to create the perfect coming of age conditions for Darko\u2019s particular brand of punk, but maybe also just for punk in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darko (Dan Smith, Vocals, Rob Piper, Guitar, Chris Brown, Guitar, Karl Sursham, Bass, Andy Borg, Drums) have shared the new video\/single, &#8220;Hiraeth,&#8221; taken from the new album, Bonsai Mammoth, which will be released on all formats on February 3, 2017 through Bird Attack Records (US), Lockjaw Records (UK) and Torch Of Hope (JP). 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