Daddy Issues is an American grunge pop duo from Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of guitarist/singer Jenna Moynihan, drummer Emily Maxwell, and previously bassist Jenna Mitchell. The band is signed to indie label Infinity Cat Recordings.[1]
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Infinity Cat Recordings |
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| Website | daddyissuesband |
Early years edit
The band formed in January 2014 after Moynihan saw the words "Daddy Issues" graffitied on the wall of a now-defunct venue and mistook it for an all-girl punk band; upon discovering that no such active band existed, they decided to start their own.[2] The three met while attending Belmont University together.[3] In May of that year, Daddy Issues self-released their first single "Pizza Girl". Their second single, "Ugly When I Cry," went viral on Soundcloud, garnering nearly 300,000 plays.[4]
In March 2015, Daddy Issues performed at South by Southwest as an official showcase artist,[5] after which the band began recording an EP.[6] In May, the band performed as an official Canadian Music Week artist, despite being American. In their review of Daddy Issues' CMW show, Exclaim! said "if there is any justice in the world, [their songs would] appear on the soundtrack for every teen movie next year. Most of their songs were fun little tunes that set out to celebrate all the things that young women, teen girls especially, are shamed for: fangirling, obsessions, feeling things for the sake of feeling things, and eating a lot of pizza."
Later that May, it was announced that Can We Still Hang would be released as part of the limited edition Infinity Cat Recordings Cassette Series.[7] The first single from the album, "The Bruise," debuted on The Wild Magazine.[8] In June, Portland-based feminist magazine Bitch Magazine premiered the next single, "Unicorns & Rainbows," which they described as "a track about rejecting potential boyfriends and how girls are not actually made of sugar, spice, and everything nice."[9] Soon after, the band contributed a "witchy grunge" playlist for the magazine's weekly feminist mixtape column, Bitchtapes.[10]
First album and later releases edit
On June 30, 2015, Daddy Issues released their first album Can We Still Hang on cassette and digital download. The album was recorded by Jacob Corenflos of fellow Infinity Cat band Jawws, produced by Casey Weissbuch (Slanted, Colleen Green, Mitski), and mixed by Robert Ellis Orrall (Taylor Swift, Reba, Be Your Own Pet).[11] During the summer, Daddy Issues toured in support of Can We Still Hang, playing with bands like JEFF The Brotherhood, Colleen Green, and White Reaper. In September 2015, Paste Magazine profiled the band in their "The Best Of What's Next" feature, writing, "What makes Daddy Issues so refreshing lies in their lyrical content. Channeling the innermost feelings of a self-aware twenty-something girl in snappy one-liners is second nature for the troupe... The future of Daddy Issues is certainly an exciting one."[12]
The band released a split 7-inch with Louisville's White Reaper on Christmas 2015, along with two behind-the-scenes music videos for Consequence of Sound's Treehouse Sessions.[13] The next February, they began recording their full-length album at Converse's Rubber Tracks Studio with producer Jake Orrall (JEFF The Brotherhood, Colleen Green).[14]
In March 2017, Daddy Issues announced their new full-length vinyl release Deep Dream with the premiere of their new single, "In Your Head," on The Fader.[15] The album was produced by Jake Orrall and was released May 19 on Infinity Cat Recordings.[16]
Discography edit
Singles edit
- "Pizza Girl" (2014)
- "Ugly When I Cry" (2014)
- "Drop Out" (2015)
- "In Your Head" (2017)
Albums edit
- Can We Still Hang (2015)
- Deep Dream (2017)
References edit
- ^ "DADDY ISSUES DROPS NEW SINGLE, SIGNS WITH... US!!". infinity-cat-recordings.myshopify.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ^ Button, Lindsey (2015-05-01). "Pizza Girls: Pizza, Ghosts, and Grunge: A Lunch with Daddy Issues". Native Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Daddy Issues dreams big with new album". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Ugly When I Cry - Daddy Issues". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ^ "Daddy Issues - SXSW". Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Stoute, Lenny (2015-05-14). "CMW Roundup - Don Graham, Pigeon Park, The Walkervilles, Apolline, Port Juvee, Zoobombs, Fat White Family, Daddy Issues". Cashbox Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Daddy Issues Drops New Track "The Bruise" Ahead Of Infinity Cat Cassette Series Release". No Country For New Nashville. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Chow, Katie (2015-05-27). "Get Low With Daddy Issues On 'The Bruise'". The Wild Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
- ^ Mirk, Sarah (2015-06-08). "SONG DEBUT: DADDY ISSUE'S "UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS"". Bitch Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Mirk, Sarah (2015-07-02). "BITCHTAPES: WITCH GRUNGE". Bitch Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Brown, Kevin. "TCF Presents Daddy Issues". This City's Full. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Croft, Virginia (2015-09-09). "Daddy Issues: The Best of What's Next". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Jarroush, Sami (2015-12-21). "Treehouse Sessions: White Reaper // Daddy Issues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "In Session with Daddy Issues at Converse Rubber Tracks Nashville". Converse Rubber Tracks. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ "Daddy Issues Have Shared A Killer Grunge Kiss-Off To Terrible Exes Everywhere". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Daddy Issues Release Album Details, Grunge-Pop Jam 'In Your Head' [Fresh Track]". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2017-03-08.