{"id":1778,"date":"2018-11-27T17:57:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T17:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2019-01-11T17:59:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T17:59:12","slug":"dearling-set-to-release-ep-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/dearling-set-to-release-ep-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Dearling set to release EP in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release
\nNovember 27, 2018<\/b>
\nDEARLING SET TO RELEASE EP IN FEBRUARY<\/p>\n

Music explores the wide open spaces of Colorado \u2013 a little folk, a little alternative, a little rock, and very country<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denver-based quartet Dearling is set to release its new EP,\u00a0Silver and Gold<\/em>, on February 22, 2019.\u00a0 Following the success of its debut album,\u00a0Inheritance<\/em>, the band knew that its second offering would have to be different and that it would need to challenge what they had already created.\u00a0Silver and Gold<\/em>\u00a0is the result, and it hails back to band vocalist Rachel James\u2019s modern country start in her musical career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first song that ever got me a real paycheck was a country tune,\u201d she says. \u201cI loved going back to that and creating songs that aren\u2019t just love songs. A couple of these tunes are real stories, people deciding to do the right thing at the right time. It\u2019s about the heroes we never talk about culturally. We idolize people for all sorts of reasons: fame, success, money, athletic ability. I wanted to sing and create some songs that promote those who give when no one is looking, without an agenda. They just live right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dearling guitarist and vocalist Dave Preston recognized the shift in direction from the moment the recording process started. \u201cWe spent so much time thinking about each part on\u00a0Silver and Gold<\/em>,\u201d he says. \u201cEverything was so intentional. I\u2019m singing a lot more than I have in the past, and it was a huge challenge. Rachel wrote songs that made sense for me to take on. This record is us in a totally different place and at a different level than we were with\u00a0Inheritance<\/em>. It\u2019s more mature with a clearer sonic direction. There is still a deep sense of the Western sound that we all feel like we came from, but there is a lot more country in this group of songs. And with the lyrics, it just makes sense.\u201d\u00a0 The band also got some help from guitarist Danny Burton on the song, \u201cWhat I Don\u2019t Need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding out the group are brothers and Denver music scene fixtures Joel and Noah Matthews, on drums and bass respectively.\u00a0 The band wrote, recorded, and mixed the record all on their own \u2013 an intense process that taught them a lot about the art of creating as a team.\u00a0 As Dearling has grown together, the music has become tighter, clearer, and more comfortable. The same values that guide good family guide the songs.\u00a0Silver and Gold<\/em>\u00a0reflects Dearling\u2019s values. It\u2019s about real love and unsung heroes.<\/p>\n

Being native to Colorado, to the West, to mountain ranges and vast open spaces, leads to the completely unique meaning and melodies of Dearling.\u00a0 It’s not about the style as much as it is about the sounds, tones, textures, and feelings that the Western wild inspires. It’s a place of vast weather changes, high highs and mellow lows. It’s a little rough and a little sweet, a little desert and a little rain. In love with Fleetwood Mac, Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris, and Travis Meadows, Dearling is boldly guitar-driven with true mainstream hooks. It’s Colorado country music: a little alternative, a little folk, a little rock, and very country, with as much soul in the lyrics as in the melodies.<\/p>\n

Dearling band member and world-touring guitarist and artist Dave Preston has played with the likes of Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, and virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro. Still, he calls Dearling his musical home.\u00a0 \u201cWe are literally family, but even family doesn\u2019t always play well together,\u201d says Preston.\u00a0 \u201cWe do.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s the kind of family that has kept the band together happily since 2015, landing gigs at Red Rocks, playing with legends like Roberta Flack and Chris Isaac, and all while garnering a growing fan base.<\/p>\n

Preston and Dearling bandmate (and lifemate) Rachel James met in the middle of Preston’s whirlwind career at a songwriter event in Denver. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget his extraordinary and unique guitar playing and songwriting,\u201d James says.\u00a0 \u201cHe stopped the whole room with his song, \u2018Rain Down.\u2019 I had no idea who he was at the time, but I knew I would never forget him.\u201d James didn\u2019t forget him \u2013 soon the two were great friends, and she started taking guitar lessons from him, which led to something more.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019d spent every lesson laughing hysterically, and I knew we had something special,\u201d James recalls. \u201cAfter a long string of bad relationships, Dave was my first great one. And he\u2019ll be my last.\u201d\u00a0 They gelled equally well on the music front. \u201cMusically, he felt like a long-lost friend,\u201d she recalls. \u201cWe were always going to do a project together. We just needed time to know it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two married in 2014 and immediately began writing and creating together. James, an award-winning songwriter, had placed multiple songs with country and pop artists alike (Jess Moskaluke, FACE Vocal Band, Tyler Ward, etc.) and Preston had played in every genre and with major artists all over the world.<\/p>\n

The band plans to tour in support of\u00a0Silver and Gold<\/em>, including a hometown album release show.\u00a0 Details and dates will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

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For Immediate Release November 27, 2018 DEARLING SET TO RELEASE EP IN FEBRUARY Music explores the wide open spaces of Colorado \u2013 a little folk, a little alternative, a little rock, and very country Denver-based quartet Dearling is set to release its new EP,\u00a0Silver and Gold, on February 22, 2019.\u00a0 Following the success of its … <\/p>\n

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