New band of the day – No 1,158: Those Darlins

Once heavy on the hillbilly, these southern girls have ditched yee-haws and ukuleles to be a power-pop propositionHometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee.The lineup: Jesse Darlin (guitar, bass), Kelley Darlin (bass, guitar), Nikki Darlin (guitar, bass), Linwood Regensburg (drums).The background: They used to be a little bit country, now they're a little bit rock'n'roll, to paraphrase Donny and Marie. Those Darlins are three southern girls who apparently grew up so dirt-poor they didn't have electricit...

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