Daisy the Great

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Daisy the Great
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Daisy the Great performing in 2022
Background information
Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsPaper Moon Records
Members
  • Kelley Dugan
  • Mina Walker
  • Briana Archer
  • Matt Lau
  • Bernardo Ochoa
  • Matti Dunietz
Website www.daisythegreat.com

Daisy the Great is an American indie pop band led by singer-songwriters Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker. [1] They rose to prominence with their 2017 debut single "The Record Player Song". Later, a remix of the song called "Record Player" was released in August 2021, with additional verses and production performed by AJR. [2] It went to number 6 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. [3]

Contents

As of May 2024, they have amassed over 847,000 monthly streamers on Spotify. [4]

History

Kelley Dugan and Mina Walker met as acting majors at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. [5] Dugan is from New York, and Walker grew up in New Orleans. [6] They formed Daisy the Great in 2016, and released their first EP, I've Got a Few Friends & I Wish They Were Mine, in 2018. They released their debut album, I'm Not Getting Any Taller, in January 2019. [7] [8] The single "Record Player" became a hit on TikTok, accumulating over 270 million views. [9] They released their second EP, Soft Songs, in 2020 [10] and their second album, All You Need Is Time, in 2022. [11]

Daisy the Great has opened for the Happy Fits, Indigo Girls, [12] Sidney Gish, and Samia, [13] and toured with AJR, [14] Half Alive, [15] The Kooks & The Vaccines. [16]

Lineup

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
I'm Not Getting Any Taller
  • Released: January 18, 2019 [17]
  • Label: Paper Moon Records
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
All You Need Is Time
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: S-Curve Records
  • Format: Streaming, digital download, vinyl

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
I've Got a Few Friends & I Wish They Were Mine
  • Released: January 19, 2018
  • Label: S-Curve Records
  • Format: Streaming, digital download
Soft Songs
  • Released: May 29, 2020 [18]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Streaming, digital download

Singles

List of other charted songs, with year released, chart positions, and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Adult Alt.
[3] 		US
Adult
[3] 		US
Alt.
[3] 		CAN
Rock
[3]
"The Record Player Song"2017————I've Got a Few Friends & I Wish They Were Mine
"Built My Home on Hollow Ground"————
"Company"2018————I'm Not Getting Any Taller
"Seasoned"————
"Famous"————
"I'm Fine"2019————Non-album singles
"Friend" (with Sipper)2020————
"Half Sleeping on the Carpet"————Soft Songs
"Guess It's a Bad Time to Be Sad"————
"And I'm Just the Same as I Always Was"————
"Little Dove"————
"To Be Alive"————
"LaLa" (with Sipper)————Non-album singles
"Pool" (with LazyLazy)————
"Persephone"2021————
"Record Player" (with AJR)2438644All You Need Is Time (Deluxe Edition)
"Glitter"————All You Need Is Time
"Cry in the Mirror"2022————
"Easy"————
"Aluminum"————
"Liar"————

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References

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