Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California.… Read Full Bio ↴Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of 5 members. Tim Presley, a former member of the band The Nerve Agents and also a visual artist responsible for much of the band's imagery, contributes vocals and guitar. Andy Granelli, formerly a member of both The Nerve Agents and The Distillers, plays drums. They are accompanied by Rob Barbato, who plays bass and shares lead vocal duties with Presley, and Jared "The Sandwich" Everett on rhythm guitar. Will Canzoneri joined the band on organ and clavinet in the latter half of 2006. The group's style is often compared to bands such as Can and My Bloody Valentine.

The band has released two EP's and one LP. Recorded in 2005, their debut LP was released on 22 August 2006 on Dangerbird Records. On 28 August 2007, the band released a 12" 45 rpm split record with Denver-based rock group Moccasin. Darker My Love's contribution is a song called "Hair Decisions," which was recorded at San Francisco's Hyde Street Studios in October 2006. The record was the first release on L.A.-based label IHATEROCKNROLL. In Spring 2006, Presley and Barbato became members of Manchester (U.K.)-based group The Fall, and are both featured prominently on The Fall's 2007 album, Reformation Post TLC. Their sophomore album, entitled 2, was released on 5 August 2008 on Dangerbird Records.

Summer 2010: Andy Granelli has since left the band. Their new drummer is Dan Allaire, who also drums for The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Their third full length album titled Alive As You Are is due out on August 17.

Blue Day
Darker My Love Lyrics

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First thing that you notice
Is the light across the floor
But when you wake on all-four's
You want to close the door
No new reflection
That shines when you're alone
And all the time you lost
Will eat you more and more

And all the time you wanted
Doesn't want you anymore

In sand
Living man

Blue day
Blue day
Isn't it strange

When you see the new sun standing
With a head of cold
You split the coin to save it
In fear of growing lone
Took someone else's face
And vanished into air
And if you finish this
There's never ending stairs
And the cold you get
Will be the best arrest you've had

In sand
Living man

Blue day
Blue day
Isn't it strange

A change in your escape
Would turn the leaking head
A change in your escape
Will follow you to bed

In sand
Living man

Blue day

Blue day
Isn't it strange

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Darker My Love's song "Blue Day" convey a sense of disillusionment and isolation. The first verse suggests the feeling of waking up to an unwelcome reality that is harsh and unyielding. The light across the floor may represent a new day or a new hope, but the feeling of wanting to "close the door" seems to indicate a desire to avoid reality altogether. The lack of new reflection or shine when one is alone may also suggest a feeling of emptiness or a lack of purpose.

The second verse describes someone who is grasping at straws to avoid loneliness. Splitting the coin to save it and taking someone else's face may represent a desperate attempt to change one's circumstances or gain control over a situation. The mention of never-ending stairs and the cold that "arrests" the singer also suggest a sense of futility or hopelessness. The final lines of the song suggest that a change in one's escape may lead to a better outcome, but it is unclear exactly what that change may be.

Line by Line Meaning

First thing that you notice
The initial observation that catches one's attention

Is the light across the floor
The illumination emanating from the ground

But when you wake on all-four's
When you awaken on all fours

You want to close the door
The desire to shut the entrance

No new reflection
Lack of a new image

That shines when you're alone
The light that glows in solitary circumstances

And all the time you lost
The duration that passed away

Will eat you more and more
Will gradually consume you

And all the time you wanted
The time that was desired

Doesn't want you anymore
No longer desired

In sand
On the grainy earth