The Darts get a jump on Halloween with their newest release...

THE DARTS (US), now based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2016 to make great all-grrl garage-rock, see the world, and have a fab slumber party every night. The four women threw on vintage black slips, kicked off their shoes, and set out on the adventure. In the first year, the band put out two self-produced EPs and signed with Dirty Water Records (UK), which then released the first full-length vinyl, Me.Ow. (2017). Dirty Water then re-released the first two EPs as a second full-length vinyl, The Darts (2017). The band immediately went on tour with The Living End and Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot, and soon found themselves on big European stages like Sjockfest, Cosmic Trip, and Roots n Roses.

In 2018, Jello Biafra signed The Darts to his label, Alternative Tentacles, and released their first 7-inch, Bullet (2018), and the third full-length record, I Like You But Not Like That (2018). The band toured the US supporting The Damned, performed on main stages at big festivals like Punk Rock Bowling, Hipnosis Fest, and The Bash, and got placements on top TV shows like Peaky Blinders and reviews in Rolling Stone.  During the pandemic, Vox Guitars hosted a Darts’ Instagram Live session, garnering over fifty thousand viewers. In 2022, The Darts released the EP Love Tsunami on Adrenalin Fix Music (FR), toured it around the US and Europe, and performed a studio session on legendary KEXP.

In 2023, Alternative Tentacles released The Darts’ fourth LP, Snake Oil, funded entirely by fans and co-produced by Jello Biafra himself. The band went on a 100-day European tour, with unique European editions of Snake Oil and many sold-out shows, plus appearances at top festivals Munster Raving Looney Party (Spain), Relache Fest (France), Festival Beat (Italy), Loungefest (Holland), and Muehlen Madness (Germany). The first pressings of Snake Oil sold out in both the US and Europe in less than two months, and second pressings were rushed out on both continents during the tour. 

While juggling the Snake Oil tour, the band recorded their fifth full-length record, Boomerang, with Grammy-winning producer Mark Rains (Hoover iii, Death Valley Girls) at Station House Studio in Los Angeles. Once again, the album was released by Alternative Tentacles on different US and EU editions in March 2024, and the release was again followed by over four months of touring in Europe, UK, and USA. The album catapulted the band into feature articles in Rock n Folk, Rolling Stone, and many other major publications, plus appearances on France 24 television, BBC radio, a heavily-publicized live show inside Barlinnie Prison for the prisoners in Edinburgh, and inclusion on many best of 2024 lists. During the massive tour, the band stopped to record two new singles in France, which were then released exclusively on a compilation of essential tracks, Nightmare Queens (2025). The compilation album continuously sold out and had to be repressed three times in ninety days.

In 2025, with a new lineup of singer/founder Nicole Laurenne (lead vocals, organ), Lindsay Scarey (bass, backup vocals), Rebecca Davidson (guitar), and original Darts drummer Rikki Watson (drums, backup vocals), the band toured the entire USA and again invaded Europe for several months, performing on the main stage at huge international festivals: Binic Folk & Blues Fest, BearStone Fest, Relache Fest, Boneyard Weekender, Rocketmen Fest, CornRock Fest, Dollfest, Gonerfest, and Tough Enough Fest. 

The band returned to the studio at Station House in Los Angeles and recorded the latest full-length LP, Halloween Love Songs (2026). Nicole wrote the album with the intention of side A being spooky-fun Halloween kitsch for trick-or-treating as the sun sets, and the darker sound of side B rocking the after-midnight bonfire with the leftover candy. Lead track “Midnight Creep” (written by Laurenne and Scarey) will be featured in a video by Frogman director Anthony Cousins, and “Apocalypse” - with Davidson and Scarey performing it - was featured in a recent Gretsch Guitars advertisement. A huge album release tour is now in play for the USA, Europe, UK, and Japan, which will encompass most of 2026.

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PRESS

“Such f**king energy..damn, this blast of rock'n'roll is so good” - La Grosse Radio (FR)

"They have clearly conquered Europe..incandescent..these four girls kick ass." - Rock n Folk (FR)

“Songs like ghost trains on mushrooms and the manifestos of bad girls. The albums get better each time.” - Rolling Stone (FR)

"Gets even the most apathetic nerds moshing. Crank it!" - Rolling Stone (FR)

“Raw, unfiltered sound..a bold, retro-horror aesthetic [with a] grunge sonic identity.” - New Noise (USA)

“Mischievous noir witches steal your hearts..and transform your nightmares into desires.” - EyeZine (Italy)

“Intoxicating..a completely wild ride from start to finish..best of 2024.” - Vive Le Rock (UK)

"Near Manzarek-level organ wizardry…a hands-down tour-de-force stunner." - Jello Biafra (ex-Dead Kennedys)

"One of my new favorite bands." - Dave Vanian, The Damned “The Darts put on an incredible live show.” - BBC Radio (Scotland)

"The Darts smolder and shine like a serpent at the end of a rainbow." - Blag Dahlia, The Dwarves

"The Darts 'Take What I Need.' Very cool." - Stephen King, author

"Fabulous...I'm hooked." - Ken Foote, CBS (Dallas)

"The Coolest Song In The World" - The Underground Garage (SiriusXM Radio)

“Nicole mistreats her Farfisa and crowdsurfs to the delight of the crowd. An explosive performance.” - La Grosse Radio (FR)

"Cramps' spooky punk and Stooges/ raw chaos, by a quartet of garage goddesses." - RockNYC (USA)

"A majestic album of aggressive, wild garage rock. Explosive." - Rockerilla (Italy)

"The talent in this band is off the charts." - 50thirdand3rd (FL)

“Top-notch songs and energy to spare..hypnotic, haunting, captivating..I am melting.” - WTR Metal Mag (FR)

"Like getting hit by a freight train full of inflatable dolls." - Rumore  (Italy)

"One of the most exciting bands on or off the stage" - Turn Up The Volume (Belgium)

"One of the greatest revelations of dirty American rock 'n' roll" - Musica Inclasificable (Mexico City)

"The Darts f*ing rock" - Phoenix New Times (AZ)

"Best new band I have seen." - John Carlucci, The Underground Garage (NYC)

"A knock-out punch." - Rich's Rants n Raves (Las Vegas)

"The best girl band in the universe." - Blog Da Buzzo (Brazil)

"Exciting, sweltering..consumes all of your garage rock desires." - Java Magazine (AZ)

"Move over Vincent Vega, I'm going with The Darts. Bloody Ace." Mass Movement (UK)