![]() ![]() ![]() Chicago was one of the band's most supportive cities and a big crowd turned out to see them one last time. Thankfully, Those Darlins still got along well enough to honor their legacy and say goodbye to their fans by putting together a mini-goodbye tour that brought them to the Empty Bottle Wednesday night. ![]() This band full of artists was in flux, and eventually grew apart enough to call it quits. The last handful of trips to Chicago saw Linwood Regensburg move from drums to bass. Zazu's recent writing turned darker with one foot planted in the classic songwriting stylings found in country and Girl Groups, and the primal wild side of Kvarnes itched to rock raw and loud. The band's third and ultimately final album, Blur the Line, was a bona fide rock record. The band's second album, Screws Get Loose, saw a move toward garage rock and founding member Kelley Anderson left after that, taking her traditional country influence with her. The Tennessee band changed a lot since its early days when it played its loose and carefree twist on old-school country and members traded instruments during shows. Nikki Kvarnes was cryptic about the reason for the breakup in one online story before Jessi Zazu spilled the beans in an interview with The Washington Post: "Nikki and I, both as songwriters and as people, have been growing in different directions for a while."Īs surprising as the news was, it shouldn't have been a complete shock. The band had sent out Instagram photos of a fourth album being recorded, but eventually decided it didn't want to force things any longer and broke the news on Facebook in December. After nine years, Those Darlins announced they were going on an "indefinite hiatus" with no talk of getting back together down the road. Yet, like countless bands, that wasn't enough to keep them together. To say "all good things must come to an end" doesn't cut it. ![]()
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