Darling Parade: The Biography

Darling Parade is a female fronted Rock/Pop band from Nashville, TN. Their first EP solidified their place in the music industry by landing TV Placements with ABC, The CW, and The SyFy Channel. The Latest EP “Until We Say It’s Over,” brought that point home by grabbing #8 on Billboard’s “Next Big Sound” chart the week of it’s release. The Nashville based group has one simple statement: Give it everything you have and leave with no regrets. Whether it’s driving 26 hours straight to make it just in time for a festival, or practicing in storage units before the big shows, they’ve done just that.

Roots

The band comes from all different regions of the Midwest. Lead vocalist Kristin Kearns comes from the small town of Harrisburg, IL. She started out playing the local wineries, festivals, and coffee shops, making a big name for herself in a short amount of time. Bassist Nate McCoy grew up on a farm in Pulaski, IL just 30 minutes from Kearns (although the two would not meet until Kristin was 17). Fun Fact 1: Nate’s family farm was used for the filming of Darling Parade’s music video for “Never Wrong.”
Drummer Casey Conrad calls Memphis, TN his home. He was a huge asset to his High School drum-line, and had just joined the college Drum-line when he found just the right ad. Fun Fact 2: Casey found Darling Parade’s ad for a drummer on Craigslist. He was the bands 9th audition for the position, and was the immediate choice of all other members. The bands lead guitarist Adam Hatfield comes from Calvert City, Kentucky. Playing in several touring bands across the Midwest, and teaching guitar lessons for a living in Kentucky lead Hatfield to Darling Parade in the most unlikely way. Fun Fact 3: Nate took guitar lessons from Adam, and eventually the two started a band together. That band played a show in Illinois with Kristin’s first band. That night became the inception of Darling Parade.

Discography

Darling Parade has released 3 EP’s in a very short amount of time. All of Darling Parade’s EPs have been produced by Jon King (Augustana, Throwing Gravity, Kate Linne’) at Page 2 Music. Their first self-titled EP yielded 2 songs (Far Away, and Lose You) that grabbed 3 different TV placements. The second “What You Want EP” produced a track (Perfectly Worthless) that has been downloaded for free over 20,000 times. The latest EP entitled “Until We Say It’s Over” has already broken sales numbers of all other EP’s combined, and snatched a Billboard Chart as well. The EP also features guest vocals from Stephen Christian, lead singer of the Universal Republic group Anberlin. All EP’s are currently available online through iTunes and Amazon.