Dehd
Dehd | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015-Present |
| Labels | Fire Talk, Maximum Pelt |
| Associated acts | NE-HI, Lala Lala |
| Website | dehd |
| Members | Emily Kempf, Jason Balla, Eric McGrady |
Dehd is a three piece indie rock band from Chicago, having been formed in 2015.[1][2] The band consists of members Emily Kempf (vocals, bass guitar), Jason Balla (vocals, guitar), and Eric McGrady (vocals, drums).
History
The creation of the band in 2015 is a result of Emily Kempf and Jason Balla's desire to go on vacation at the beginning of their romantic relationship in 2015.[3] Balla and Kempf, who had been musicians with Chicago-area bands NE-HI and Lala Lala, respectively, reasoned that going on tour would be the best justification for travel.[4][3] Later, Balla and Kempf recruited their mutual friend Eric McGrady, a first-time drummer, in order to socialize with him. [2]
Dehd and Fire of Love EPs
In August 2016, DEHD released a nine track self-titled EP, via the label Maximum Pelt[5]
This was followed by a 6 track EP, Fire of Love in March 2017. During the summer of 2017, Balla and Kempf ended their romantic relationship, but opted to continue to make music and tour together [2] In an interview with the publication Noisey, Kempf recounted the emotional toll that the post-breakup tour took on the band, stating "There was lots of sobbing...it was pretty intense but we would just get on stage and nothing mattered when we were performing. [2]
Water
Dehd released their debut LP Water on Fire Talk Records in May 2019.[6] The writing process for this record was emotionally fraught in light of Kempf and Balla's breakup, with Kempf noting that the band did not discuss the lyrical content resulting from the band's stream of consciousness writing process, and in some cases only realized their interpersonal meaning after the recording process was complete. [2]
The track "Wild" from Water was featured in the third episode of season two of The CW series Charmed (2018 TV series)[7]
Flower of Devotion
Flower of Devotion was released in July 2020, having been pushed back from a spring 2020 release date as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic[8] [9]. The album was met with widespread critical acclaim, with Pitchfork (website) granting the release a "Best New Music" designation.[10][11][12]
Discography
LPs
- 2019: Water
- 2020: Flower of Devotion
EPs
- 2016: Dehd
- 2017: Fire of Love
References
- ↑ Ruttenberg, Jay. "Dehd" (May 2019). The New Yorker.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Terry, Josh (7 May 2019). "Chicago's Dehd Made an Optimistic Album Out of a Messy Breakup". Noisey. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Edes, Alyssa (31 May 2019). "Chicago Indie Band Dehd's New Album Puts A Breakup To Music". NPR. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ DeVille, Chris (1 November 2018). "Dehd - "Dying For"". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Bandcamp. Maximum Pelt https://dehdforever.bandcamp.com/album/dehd. Retrieved 23 July 2020. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Dehd Announce New Album "Water" Out May 10th !". Fire Talk. Fire Talk. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Music - Charmed". The CW. The CW. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Julious, Britt (16 July 2020). "Chicago band Dehd's new album is finally out, after a delay due to COVID-19". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ McCall, Vivian (2 April 2020). "Can Chicago's Music Scene Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic?". NPR. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Arroyo, Steven (21 July 2020). "Dehd: Flower of Devotion Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Aswad, Jem (17 July 2020). "Dehd's 'Flower of Devotion': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Small, Samantha (17 July 2020). "Dehd - Flower of Devotion". Under the Radar. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
Category:Musical groups from Chicago
Category:Songwriters from Illinois
Category:Rock music groups from Illinois
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