Darlin' (French band)

Darlin'
Background information
Origin	Versailles, France
Genres	Indie rock punk rock
Years active	1992–1993
Labels	Duophonic Banana Split
Spinoffs	Daft Punk Phoenix
Past members	Laurent Brancowitz Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Darlin' was a French rock band formed in 1992 by Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Members of the band went on to form Daft Punk and Phoenix.

Background

Their name was taken from the Beach Boys song of the same name. ^[1] A review in British music magazine Melody Maker called the music "a daft punky thrash". ^[2]

After this short-lived group disbanded, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo created Daft Punk in 1993 until its later disbandment in 2021.^{[ citation needed ]} Meanwhile, Brancowitz joined his younger brother Christian Mazzalai in the band Phoenix.^{[ citation needed ]}

Daft Punk made a surprise appearance during the encore of Phoenix's show at Madison Square Garden in October 2010. ^[3]

Discography

• Shimmies In Super 8 (April 1993, Duophonic) (compilation with Stereolab, Huggy Bear and Colm) – "Cindy So Loud" and "Darlin'"
• De La Viande Pour Le Disco? (1995, Banana Split) (various artists compilation) – "Untitled 18" and "Untitled 33"

References

1. Lynskey, Dorian (2013-05-18). "Daft Punk: the midas touch". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-07-30.
2. "Review of Shimmies In Super 8." Melody Maker Apr.-May 1993: n. pag. Web. 6 Apr. 2013.
3. "Daft Punk played w/ Phoenix @ Madison Square Garden (pics)". Brooklynvegan.com. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.