The Dark Romantics
“Florida-based quintet The Dark Romantics lives up to its name...everyone’s got an angry teenager inside of them, and sometimes synth-pop needs a little doom and gloom.”
This quintet from Lakeland, FL is led by singer Eric Collins and guitarist Dean Paul, formerly of pop acts Dennison Marrs and the John Ralston Band. Under the mentorship of longtime friend Jason Martin of Starflyer 59, Collins and Paul wrote and demoed a batch of songs, and then formed a new band with their significant others, Amanda Jones (Paul's wife, on keyboards) and Carla Jones (Collins' wife, on bass). Featuring a sound reminiscent of both the New Pornographers' richly melodic indie rock and Starflyer 59's chilly electronic sheen, the Dark Romantics released two full length records and three EPs with us.
Releases
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HEARTBREAKER
SOME MIDNIGHT KISSING
THE ARTIFICIAL EP
ANOTHER SONG EP
LONELY ROADS EP
LET'S RIDE EP