| DAINE CONSOLIDATES HER TRIBUTE TO HIGH ENERGY SOUNDS ON ‘DAINECORE’ THREE TRACK RELEASE ‘BOYS WANNA TXT/DAINECORE’ OUT NOW |
| Watch the ‘dainecore’ video HERE Buy/Stream the release HERE “Teen angst’s freshest voice” – V Magazine “It feels healing and painful; like looking directly at a solar flare.” – The Guardian “daine’s tracks echo Midwestern emo greats like American Football, while simultaneously providing a dark-pop twist.” – PAPER “A nihilistically detached voice” – The FADER “daine’s creative spin on such a distinctive sound evokes an irresistible nostalgia” – Pigeons & Planes |
| Following on from the hi-octane sonic blast of her ericdoa-featuring, Dylan Brady of 100 Gecs and Ryan Jacob-produced single ‘boys wanna txt’, today, 18 year old emo-pop icon in waiting daine completes her love letter to the hyperpop community with a new three track release, ‘boys wanna txt/dainecore’. In a similar vein to her Danny L Harle & Lonelyspeck produced ‘Ascension/Angel Numbers’ drop, the project provides another insight into daine’s diverse sonic palette; a direct reflection of the internet-based subculture’s genre-eschewing eclecticism. Produced by Australian production specialist and starcity collective affiliate Miniskirt with additional sounds from club heroine Ninajirachi, new track ‘dainecore’ embodies this versatility in sound perfectly – taking its main pulse from a jersey club infused beat, before being thrown into an amalgamation of distorted melodies and pitched glitches amidst a slowed and throwed finale. daine’s vocal performance stays dynamic throughout – at one moment singing in hushed tones, the next delivering an irresistible chorus imbued with a similar angst to emo icons such as From First To Last or Hawthorne Heights. Paired alongside another Miniskirt produced track, ‘dying’, it’s a wild, unpredictable ride, but one that travels through daine’s rapidly expanding musical DNA, maintaining a relentless sense of fun without ever losing sight of her alternative roots. To coincide with the release of ‘boys wanna txt/dainecore’, daine has also unveiled a brand new performance video for ‘dainecore’ directed by Sean Finney. Set in a cavernous, fog filled atmosphere, daine emerges through the smoke – exorcising her own demons with an energy-filled performance that adds a brooding new dimension to the track’s distortion-filled yearning. The video acts as a powerful warm up for daine’s highly anticipated debut performance. Taking place on 9th July at Victoria’s Kindred Studios, the show will reflect daine’s DIY ethos, with a hand-curated line up of friends and special guests from across Melbourne’s underground & hardcore scenes. Tickets are officially sold out but stay tuned for more live plans from daine worldwide. In the space of a year, daine has gone from releasing her debut single, to leading a new generation of DIY artists building uncompromising sonic worlds from their own bedrooms via her own output and her own online party series, Nocturne. Transposing her love of midwestern emo into her own future-facing wrought atmospheres, daine has captured imaginations globally by recontextualising her influences in a way which is inventive, explosive, and above all unique. ‘boys wanna txt/dainecore’ is just a small glimpse into the capabilities of an artist opening their diary in real time, inviting the listener further in with each chapter. ABOUT DAINE: Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Filipino-Australian artist daine is the new soundtrack for a disillusioned generation navigating life in an unforgiving world. Harbouring an almost obsessive passion for midwestern emo in the likes of Tigers Jaw, Sunny Day Real Estate, American Football and more, daine takes those references from the past and transposes them to something more future facing. Harnessing all the emotion that comes from those early 00s icons, daine blends those wrought atmospheres with contemporary hip hop production and a saccharine vocal that provides a bittersweet edge. An artist born from a DIY ethos and an underground mentality, daine began writing music alone in her room after being inspired by shows from the likes of Turnstile, Basement, Jesus Piece and Code Orange, and credits the hardcore and metal scene in Melbourne for its camaraderie at a time when she felt isolated socially from those that she went to school with. Her music presents devastating displays of goth-tinged pop that simultaneously assault and reinvigorate the senses while amalgamating genres at will. Within her music, daine is writing her own personal diary, and the story is taking shape with every note.  daine: Website | Twitter | Instagram |
